Which to use
“natürlich” and “natürliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #222
- “natürlich” frequency rank
- #17,372
- “natürliches” frequency rank
- 17594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | natürlich | natürliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich auf die Natur beziehend, naturgemäß, in der Natur vorkommend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich |
Where the eye mixes natürlich and natürliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. natürlich runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against natürliches's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between natürlich and natürliches
A purely visual mix-up. natürlich ([naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]) and natürliches ([naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçəs]) 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) - “natürlich” sits inside “natürliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
natürlich is recorded at frequency rank #222, classified as anadj, pronounced [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪç]. natürliches is at rank #17,372, tagged as anadj, pronounced [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçəs].
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 17594, this pair ranks #1,926,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of natürlich vs natürliches
Shared letters: achilnrtü. Private to "natürlich": -. Private to "natürliches": es.
"natürlich" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "natürliches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "natürlich" and "natürliches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "natürlich" or "natürliches" show up more?
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 "natürlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "natürliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,000 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "natürlich" and "natürliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "natürlichem vs natürliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,926,000 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.