Which to use
“männliche” and “männliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,817
- “männliche” frequency rank
- #30,696
- “männliches” frequency rank
- 35513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | männliche | männliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs männlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs männlich |
Where the eye mixes männliche and männliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses männliche with männliches
A purely visual mix-up. männliche ([ˈmɛnlɪçə]) and männliches ([ˈmɛnlɪçəs]) 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) - “männliche” sits inside “männliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35513, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
männliche is recorded at frequency rank #4,817, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɛnlɪçə]. männliches is at rank #30,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɛnlɪçəs].
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 35513, this pair ranks #1,638,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of männliche vs männliches
Shared letters: cehilmnä. Private to "männliche": -. Private to "männliches": s.
"männliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "männliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "männliche" and "männliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "männliche" or "männliches" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "männliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "männliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,638,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "männliche" and "männliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "männlicher vs männliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,638,217 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.