Which to use
“nützliche” and “nützlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,213
- “nützliche” frequency rank
- #23,648
- “nützlichen” frequency rank
- 36861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nützliche | nützlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nützlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nützlich |
Where the eye mixes nützliche and nützlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nützliche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against nützlichen's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nützliche with nützlichen
A purely visual mix-up. nützliche ([ˈnʏt͡slɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “nützliche” sits inside “nützlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nützliche is recorded at frequency rank #13,213, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʏt͡slɪçə]. 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 36861, this pair ranks #1,604,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nützliche vs nützlichen
Shared letters: cehilntzü. Private to "nützliche": -. Private to "nützlichen": -.
"nützliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "nützlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nützliche" and "nützlichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "nützliche" or "nützlichen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nützliche" and "nützlichen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nützliche" 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 #1,604,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nützliche" and "nützlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nützlichen vs nützlicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,604,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.