Which to use
“nützlichen” and “nützlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,648
- “nützlichen” frequency rank
- #31,717
- “nützlicher” frequency rank
- 55365
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nützlichen | nützlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs nützlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nützlich |
Where the eye mixes nützlichen and nützlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nützlichen and nützlicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between nützlichen and nützlicher
A purely visual mix-up. nützlichen ([ˈnʏt͡slɪçn̩]) and nützlicher ([ˈnʏt͡slɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “nützlichen” becomes r in “nützlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55365, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nützlichen is recorded at frequency rank #23,648, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʏt͡slɪçn̩]. nützlicher is at rank #31,717, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʏt͡slɪçɐ].
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 55365, this pair ranks #982,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nützlichen vs nützlicher
Shared letters: cehilntzü. Private to "nützlichen": -. Private to "nützlicher": r.
"nützlichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "nützlicher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nützlichen" for "nützlicher" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "nützlichen" or "nützlicher" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "nützlichen" and "nützlicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nützlichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nützlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #982,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nützlichen" and "nützlicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nützlicher vs nützliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #982,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.