Which to use
“körperliche” and “körperliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,509
- “körperliche” frequency rank
- #44,759
- “körperliches” frequency rank
- 50268
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | körperliche | körperliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs körperlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs körperlich |
Where the eye mixes körperliche and körperliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. körperliche runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against körperliches's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: körperliche vs körperliches
A purely visual mix-up. körperliche ([ˈkœʁpɐlɪçə]) and körperliches ([ˈkœʁpɐlɪçəs]) 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) - “körperliche” sits inside “körperliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50268, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
körperliche is recorded at frequency rank #5,509, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkœʁpɐlɪçə]. körperliches is at rank #44,759, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkœʁpɐlɪçəs].
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 50268, this pair ranks #1,180,137 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of körperliche vs körperliches
Shared letters: cehiklprö. Private to "körperliche": -. Private to "körperliches": s.
"körperliche" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "körperliches" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "körperliche" and "körperliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "körperliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "körperliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,180,137 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "körperliche" and "körperliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "körperlicher vs körperliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,180,137 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.