Which to use
“persönlichem” and “persönliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,716
- “persönlichem” frequency rank
- #6,577
- “persönliches” frequency rank
- 37293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persönlichem | persönliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs persönlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs persönlich |
Where the eye mixes persönlichem and persönliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. persönlichem and persönliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between persönlichem and persönliches
A purely visual mix-up. persönlichem ([pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçm̩]) 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 a single letter - m in “persönlichem” becomes s in “persönliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37293, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persönlichem is recorded at frequency rank #30,716, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçm̩]. 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 37293, this pair ranks #1,593,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of persönlichem vs persönliches
Shared letters: cehilnprsö. Private to "persönlichem": m. Private to "persönliches": -.
"persönlichem" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC · "persönliches" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "persönlichem" for "persönliches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "persönlichem" 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 "persönlichem" 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 #1,593,946 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persönlichem" and "persönliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persönlichem vs persönlicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,593,946 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.