Which to use
“nützlich” and “nützliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,635
- “nützlich” frequency rank
- #13,213
- “nützliche” frequency rank
- 18848
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nützlich | nützliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Eigenschaft, von Nutzen zu sein; häufig oder in einer wichtigen Situation benutzbar; brauchbar | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nützlich |
Where the eye mixes nützlich and nützliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. nützlich runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against nützliche's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nützlich vs nützliche
A purely visual mix-up. nützlich ([ˈnʏt͡slɪç]) and nützliche ([ˈnʏt͡slɪçə]) 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) - “nützlich” sits inside “nützliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18848, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nützlich is recorded at frequency rank #5,635, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʏt͡slɪç]. nützliche is at rank #13,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʏt͡slɪçə].
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 18848, this pair ranks #1,914,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nützlich vs nützliche
Shared letters: chilntzü. Private to "nützlich": -. Private to "nützliche": e.
"nützlich" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "nützliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nützlich" for "nützliche" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nützlich" vs "nützliche" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nützlich" and "nützliche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nützlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nützliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nützlich" and "nützliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nützliche vs nützlicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,914,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.