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.
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?
Which is more common, "natürliche" or "natürliches"?
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- 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.