Which to use
“Obdachlose” and “Obdachlosen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,375
- “Obdachlose” frequency rank
- #15,444
- “Obdachlosen” frequency rank
- 29819
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Obdachlose | Obdachlosen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person ohne festen Wohnsitz | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Obdachloser |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Obdachlose and Obdachlosen apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Obdachlose ([ˈɔpdaxˌloːzə]) and Obdachlosen ([ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩]) 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) - “Obdachlose” sits inside “Obdachlosen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29819, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Obdachlose is recorded at frequency rank #14,375, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔpdaxˌloːzə]. Obdachlosen is at rank #15,444, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɔpdaxˌloːzn̩].
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 29819, this pair ranks #1,759,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Obdachlose vs Obdachlosen
Shared letters: abcdehlos. Private to "Obdachlose": -. Private to "Obdachlosen": n.
"Obdachlose" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCV · "Obdachlosen" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Obdachlose ← bodachlose · obadchlose · obbdachlose · obdacchlose · obdachhlose · obdachllose · obdachloes · obdachlosse
- Obdachlosen ← bodachlosen · obadchlosen · obbdachlosen · obdacchlosen · obdachhlosen · obdachllosen · obdachloesn · obdachlosenn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Obdachlose vs Obdachlosen
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Obdachlose” entry
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