nutzbarvsnutzbareWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,356
“nutzbar” frequency rank
#38,317
“nutzbare” frequency rank
50673
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nutzbar nutzbare
Definition sich für etwas nutzen/verwenden lassend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nutzbar

Where the eye mixes nutzbar and nutzbare

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. nutzbar runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against nutzbare's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
nutzbar
8 ch
nutzbare

Why the eye confuses nutzbar with nutzbare

A purely visual mix-up. nutzbar ([ˈnʊt͡sbaːɐ̯]) and nutzbare ([ˈnʊt͡sˌbaːʁə]) 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) - “nutzbar” sits inside “nutzbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nutzbar is recorded at frequency rank #12,356, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sbaːɐ̯]. nutzbare is at rank #38,317, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sˌbaːʁə].

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 50673, this pair ranks #1,164,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nutzbar vs nutzbare

Shared letters: abnrtuz. Private to "nutzbar": -. Private to "nutzbare": e.

"nutzbar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC  ·  "nutzbare" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nutzbar ← nnutzbar · ntuzbar · nutbzar · nuttzbar · nutzabr · nutzbarr · nutzbbar · nutzbra
  • nutzbare ← nnutzbare · ntuzbare · nutbzare · nuttzbare · nutzabre · nutzbaer · nutzbarre · nutzbbare

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "nutzbar" for "nutzbare" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnʊt͡sbaːɐ̯] versus [ˈnʊt͡sˌbaːʁə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "nutzbar" vs "nutzbare" - which ranks higher?
"nutzbar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,356 in our German list, against #38,317 for "nutzbare". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "nutzbar" and "nutzbare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "nutzbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "nutzbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,164,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "nutzbar" and "nutzbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nutzbare vs nutzbaren". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,164,834 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