natürlichevsnatürlichesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“natürliche” and “natürliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#3,835
“natürliche” frequency rank
#17,372
“natürliches” frequency rank
21207
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature natürliche natürliches
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs natürlich

Where the eye mixes natürliche and natürliches

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. natürliche runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against natürliches's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
natürliche
11 ch
natürliches

Visual trap between natürliche and natürliches

A purely visual mix-up. natürliche ([naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “natürliche” sits inside “natürliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21207, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

natürliche is recorded at frequency rank #3,835, classified as anadj, pronounced [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə]. 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 21207, this pair ranks #1,888,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of natürliche vs natürliches

Shared letters: acehilnrtü. Private to "natürliche": -. Private to "natürliches": s.

"natürliche" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV  ·  "natürliches" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "natürliche" and "natürliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçə] versus [naˈtyːɐ̯lɪçəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "natürliche" or "natürliches"?
"natürliche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,835 in our German list, against #17,372 for "natürliches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "natürliche" 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 #1,888,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "natürliche" and "natürliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "natürlichem vs natürliches". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,888,986 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list