Which to use
“nützliche” and “nützliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,213
- “nützliche” frequency rank
- #25,253
- “nützliches” frequency rank
- 38466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nützliche | nützliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nützlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nützlich |
Where the eye mixes nützliche and nützliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nützliche runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against nützliches's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nützliche and nützliches
A purely visual mix-up. nützliche ([ˈnʏt͡slɪçə]) and nützliches ([ˈnʏt͡slɪçəs]) 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 “nützliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38466, 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]. nützliches is at rank #25,253, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʏt͡slɪçəs].
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 38466, this pair ranks #1,563,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nützliche vs nützliches
Shared letters: cehilntzü. Private to "nützliche": -. Private to "nützliches": s.
"nützliche" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "nützliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nützliche" and "nützliches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "nützliche" or "nützliches" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "nützliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nützliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,563,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nützliche" and "nützliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nützlicher vs nützliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,563,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.