Which to use
“nützlicher” and “nützliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,717
- “nützlicher” frequency rank
- #25,253
- “nützliches” frequency rank
- 56970
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nützlicher | nützliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nützlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nützlich |
Where the eye mixes nützlicher and nützliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. nützlicher and nützliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses nützlicher with nützliches
A purely visual mix-up. nützlicher ([ˈnʏt͡slɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “nützlicher” becomes s in “nützliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56970, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nützlicher is recorded at frequency rank #31,717, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnʏt͡slɪçɐ]. 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 56970, this pair ranks #919,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of nützlicher vs nützliches
Shared letters: cehilntzü. Private to "nützlicher": r. Private to "nützliches": s.
"nützlicher" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "nützliches" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "nützlicher" and "nützliches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "nützlicher" or "nützliches" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "nützlicher" and "nützliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nützlicher" 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 #919,670 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nützlicher" and "nützliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nützlichen vs nützlicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #919,670 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.