Which to use
“harmlose” and “harmlosen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,286
- “harmlose” frequency rank
- #22,369
- “harmlosen” frequency rank
- 42655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | harmlose | harmlosen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs harmlos | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs harmlos |
Where the eye mixes harmlose and harmlosen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between harmlose and harmlosen
A purely visual mix-up. harmlose ([ˈhaʁmloːzə]) and harmlosen ([ˈhaʁmloːzn̩]) 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) - “harmlose” sits inside “harmlosen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
harmlose is recorded at frequency rank #20,286, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaʁmloːzə]. harmlosen is at rank #22,369, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaʁmloːzn̩].
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 42655, this pair ranks #1,442,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of harmlose vs harmlosen
Shared letters: aehlmors. Private to "harmlose": -. Private to "harmlosen": n.
"harmlose" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "harmlosen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "harmlose" and "harmlosen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "harmlose" vs "harmlosen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "harmlose" and "harmlosen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "harmlose" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "harmlosen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,442,674 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "harmlose" and "harmlosen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "harmlosen vs harmloser". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,442,674 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.