Which to use
“künstlich” and “künstliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,237
- “künstlich” frequency rank
- #30,659
- “künstliches” frequency rank
- 38896
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | künstlich | künstliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht natürlich, sondern technisch nach Vorbildern aus der Natur nachgebildet | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs künstlich |
Where the eye mixes künstlich and künstliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. künstlich runs 9 letters (CVCCCCVCC) against künstliches's 11 (CVCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between künstlich and künstliches
A purely visual mix-up. künstlich ([ˈkʏnstlɪç]) and künstliches ([ˈkʏnstlɪçəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “künstlich” sits inside “künstliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38896, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
künstlich is recorded at frequency rank #8,237, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnstlɪç]. künstliches is at rank #30,659, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnstlɪçəs].
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 38896, this pair ranks #1,551,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of künstlich vs künstliches
Shared letters: chiklnstü. Private to "künstlich": -. Private to "künstliches": e.
"künstlich" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCVCC · "künstliches" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "künstlich" and "künstliches" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "künstlich" or "künstliches"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "künstlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "künstliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,551,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "künstlich" and "künstliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "köstliches vs künstliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,551,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.