Which to use
“hässlichen” and “hässliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,915
- “hässlichen” frequency rank
- #31,109
- “hässliches” frequency rank
- 47024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hässlichen | hässliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hässlich |
Where the eye mixes hässlichen and hässliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. hässlichen and hässliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between hässlichen and hässliches
A purely visual mix-up. hässlichen ([ˈhɛslɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “hässlichen” becomes s in “hässliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hässlichen is recorded at frequency rank #15,915, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛslɪçn̩]. 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 47024, this pair ranks #1,298,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hässlichen vs hässliches
Shared letters: cehilsä. Private to "hässlichen": n. Private to "hässliches": -.
"hässlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "hässliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hässlichen" and "hässliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hässlichen" vs "hässliches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "hässlichen" and "hässliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hässlichen" 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 #1,298,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hässlichen" and "hässliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hässliches vs häuslicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,298,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.