Which to use
“gemütlicher” and “gemütliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,351
- “gemütlicher” frequency rank
- #35,788
- “gemütliches” frequency rank
- 60139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemütlicher | gemütliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemütlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemütlich |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gemütlicher and gemütliches apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. gemütlicher ([ɡəˈmyːtlɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “gemütlicher” becomes s in “gemütliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemütlicher is recorded at frequency rank #24,351, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmyːtlɪçɐ]. 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 60139, this pair ranks #798,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemütlicher vs gemütliches
Shared letters: ceghilmtü. Private to "gemütlicher": r. Private to "gemütliches": s.
"gemütlicher" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC · "gemütliches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC