Which to use
“persönliche” and “persönliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,035
- “persönliche” frequency rank
- #6,577
- “persönliches” frequency rank
- 8612
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persönliche | persönliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs persönlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs persönlich |
Where the eye mixes persönliche and persönliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. persönliche runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against persönliches's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: persönliche vs persönliches
A purely visual mix-up. persönliche ([pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçə]) and persönliches ([pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçəs]) 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) - “persönliche” sits inside “persönliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8612, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persönliche is recorded at frequency rank #2,035, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçə]. persönliches is at rank #6,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçəs].
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 8612, this pair ranks #1,983,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of persönliche vs persönliches
Shared letters: cehilnprsö. Private to "persönliche": -. Private to "persönliches": -.
"persönliche" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "persönliches" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "persönliche" and "persönliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "persönliche" vs "persönliches" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "persönliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "persönliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persönliche" and "persönliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persönlichem vs persönliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,983,615 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.