Which to use
“liebste” and “liebster” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,474
- “liebste” frequency rank
- #21,341
- “liebster” frequency rank
- 32815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liebste | liebster |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb |
Where the eye mixes liebste and liebster
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. liebste runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against liebster's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between liebste and liebster
A purely visual mix-up. liebste ([ˈliːpstə]) and liebster ([ˈliːpstɐ]) 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) - “liebste” sits inside “liebster”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
liebste is recorded at frequency rank #11,474, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈliːpstə]. liebster is at rank #21,341, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈliːpstɐ].
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 32815, this pair ranks #1,699,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of liebste vs liebster
Shared letters: beilst. Private to "liebste": -. Private to "liebster": r.
"liebste" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "liebster" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "liebste" and "liebster" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "liebste" vs "liebster" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "liebste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liebster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,699,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liebste" and "liebster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liebster vs liebstes". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,699,460 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.