Which to use
“hässliche” and “hässliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,510
- “hässliche” frequency rank
- #31,109
- “hässliches” frequency rank
- 43619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hässliche | hässliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich |
Where the eye mixes hässliche and hässliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hässliche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against hässliches's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hässliche with hässliches
A purely visual mix-up. hässliche ([ˈhɛslɪçə]) and hässliches ([ˈhɛslɪçəs]) 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) - “hässliche” sits inside “hässliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hässliche is recorded at frequency rank #12,510, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçə]. hässliches is at rank #31,109, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçəs].
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 43619, this pair ranks #1,412,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hässliche vs hässliches
Shared letters: cehilsä. Private to "hässliche": -. Private to "hässliches": -.
"hässliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "hässliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hässliche" for "hässliches" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hässliche" and "hässliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hässliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hässliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,412,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hässliche" and "hässliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässliches vs häuslicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,412,347 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.