Which to use
“gemütliche” and “gemütliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,984
- “gemütliche” frequency rank
- #35,788
- “gemütliches” frequency rank
- 57772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemütliche | gemütliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemütlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemütlich |
Where the eye mixes gemütliche and gemütliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. gemütliche ([ɡəˈmyːtlɪçə]) and gemütliches ([ɡəˈmyːtlɪçəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gemütliche” sits inside “gemütliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemütliche is recorded at frequency rank #21,984, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmyːtlɪçə]. gemütliches is at rank #35,788, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmyːtlɪçəs].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57772, this pair ranks #888,395 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemütliche vs gemütliches
Shared letters: ceghilmtü. Private to "gemütliche": -. Private to "gemütliches": s.
"gemütliche" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "gemütliches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC