Which to use
“nützlich” and “nützlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,635
- “nützlich” frequency rank
- #23,648
- “nützlichen” frequency rank
- 29283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nützlich | nützlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Eigenschaft, von Nutzen zu sein; häufig oder in einer wichtigen Situation benutzbar; brauchbar | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nützlich |
Where the eye mixes nützlich and nützlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. nützlich runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against nützlichen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: nützlich vs nützlichen
A purely visual mix-up. nützlich ([ˈnʏt͡slɪç]) and nützlichen ([ˈnʏt͡slɪçn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “nützlich” sits inside “nützlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29283, 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]. nützlichen is at rank #23,648, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʏt͡slɪçn̩].
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 29283, this pair ranks #1,769,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nützlich vs nützlichen
Shared letters: chilntzü. Private to "nützlich": -. Private to "nützlichen": e.
"nützlich" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "nützlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nützlich" and "nützlichen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "nützlich" vs "nützlichen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "nützlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nützlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,769,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nützlich" and "nützlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nützlichen vs nützlicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,769,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.