NutzervsNutzersConfusable pair

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

#2,168
“Nutzer” frequency rank
#38,318
“Nutzers” frequency rank
40486
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Nutzer Nutzers
Definition Person, die von etwas Gebrauch macht Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nutzer

Where the eye mixes Nutzer and Nutzers

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Nutzer
7 ch
Nutzers

Visual trap between Nutzer and Nutzers

A purely visual mix-up. Nutzer ([ˈnʊt͡sɐ]) and Nutzers ([ˈnʊt͡sɐs]) 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) - “Nutzer” sits inside “Nutzers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Nutzer is recorded at frequency rank #2,168, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sɐ]. Nutzers is at rank #38,318, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sɐs].

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 40486, this pair ranks #1,507,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Nutzer vs Nutzers

Shared letters: enrtuz. Private to "Nutzer": -. Private to "Nutzers": s.

"Nutzer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Nutzers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Nutzernnutzer · ntuzer · nutezr · nuttzer · nutzerr · nutzre · nutzzer · nuzter
  • Nutzersnnutzers · ntuzers · nutezrs · nuttzers · nutzerrs · nutzerss · nutzesr · nutzres

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Nutzer" and "Nutzers" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnʊt͡sɐ] versus [ˈnʊt͡sɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Nutzer" vs "Nutzers" - which ranks higher?
"Nutzer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,168 in our German list, against #38,318 for "Nutzers". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Nutzer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Nutzers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,507,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Nutzer" and "Nutzers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "numbers vs Nutzers". 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 #1,507,057 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