Which to use
“hübscher” and “hübsches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,181
- “hübscher” frequency rank
- #15,395
- “hübsches” frequency rank
- 31576
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hübscher | hübsches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs hübsch | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hübsch |
Where the eye mixes hübscher and hübsches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hübscher and hübsches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses hübscher with hübsches
A purely visual mix-up. hübscher ([ˈhʏpʃɐ]) and hübsches ([ˈhʏpʃəs]) 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 “hübscher” becomes s in “hübsches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31576, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hübscher is recorded at frequency rank #16,181, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhʏpʃɐ]. hübsches is at rank #15,395, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhʏpʃəs].
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 31576, this pair ranks #1,725,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hübscher vs hübsches
Shared letters: bcehsü. Private to "hübscher": r. Private to "hübsches": -.
"hübscher" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC · "hübsches" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hübscher" and "hübsches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "hübscher" vs "hübsches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hübscher" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hübsches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,725,329 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hübscher" and "hübsches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hübschen vs hübscher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,725,329 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.