Which to use
“liebste” and “liebstes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,474
- “liebste” frequency rank
- #35,301
- “liebstes” frequency rank
- 46775
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | liebste | liebstes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lieb |
Where the eye mixes liebste and liebstes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. liebste runs 7 letters (CVVCCCV) against liebstes's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between liebste and liebstes
A purely visual mix-up. liebste ([ˈliːpstə]) and liebstes ([ˈliːpstəs]) 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 “liebstes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46775, 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]. liebstes is at rank #35,301, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈliːpstəs].
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 46775, this pair ranks #1,307,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of liebste vs liebstes
Shared letters: beilst. Private to "liebste": -. Private to "liebstes": -.
"liebste" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV · "liebstes" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "liebste" for "liebstes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "liebste" or "liebstes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "liebste" and "liebstes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "liebste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "liebstes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,307,429 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "liebste" and "liebstes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "liebstes vs liebten". 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 #1,307,429 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.