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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nutzbar" for "nutzbare" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nutzbar" vs "nutzbare" - which ranks higher?
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.