Which to use
“männlicher” and “männliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,879
- “männlicher” frequency rank
- #30,696
- “männliches” frequency rank
- 45575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | männlicher | männliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs männlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs männlich |
Where the eye mixes männlicher and männliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. männlicher and männliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: männlicher vs männliches
A purely visual mix-up. männlicher ([ˈmɛnlɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “männlicher” becomes s in “männliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
männlicher is recorded at frequency rank #14,879, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɛnlɪçɐ]. 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 45575, this pair ranks #1,348,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of männlicher vs männliches
Shared letters: cehilmnä. Private to "männlicher": r. Private to "männliches": s.
"männlicher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "männliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "männlicher" and "männliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "männlicher" vs "männliches" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "männlicher" 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 #1,348,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "männlicher" and "männliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "männlich vs männliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,348,408 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.