Which to use
“Nutzers” is a noun and “nutzlos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,318
- “Nutzers” frequency rank
- #10,532
- “nutzlos” frequency rank
- 48850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Nutzers | nutzlos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Nutzer | ohne Nutzen, keinen oder nur sehr wenig Nutzen bringend, zu nichts zu gebrauchen; ohne die angestrebte Wirkung |
Where the eye mixes Nutzers and nutzlos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Nutzers (CVCCVCC) and nutzlos (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Nutzers vs nutzlos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Nutzers is [ˈnʊt͡sɐs] while nutzlos is [ˈnʊt͡sloːs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Nutzers is recorded at frequency rank #38,318, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sɐs]. nutzlos is at rank #10,532, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʊt͡sloːs].
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 48850, this pair ranks #1,233,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Nutzers vs nutzlos
Shared letters: nstuz. Private to "Nutzers": er. Private to "nutzlos": lo.
"Nutzers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "nutzlos" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Nutzers" and "nutzlos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Nutzers" or "nutzlos"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Nutzers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nutzlos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,233,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Nutzers" and "nutzlos" 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 #1,233,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.