Which to use
“persönlicher” and “persönliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,100
- “persönlicher” frequency rank
- #6,577
- “persönliches” frequency rank
- 12677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | persönlicher | persönliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs persönlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs persönlich |
Where the eye mixes persönlicher and persönliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. persönlicher 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 persönlicher and persönliches
A purely visual mix-up. persönlicher ([pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçɐ]) 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 - r in “persönlicher” becomes s in “persönliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
persönlicher is recorded at frequency rank #6,100, classified as anadj, pronounced [pɛʁˈzøːnlɪçɐ]. 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 12677, this pair ranks #1,962,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of persönlicher vs persönliches
Shared letters: cehilnprsö. Private to "persönlicher": -. Private to "persönliches": -.
"persönlicher" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC · "persönliches" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "persönlicher" and "persönliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "persönlicher" or "persönliches"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "persönlicher" and "persönliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "persönlicher" 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 #1,962,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "persönlicher" and "persönliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "persönlichem vs persönliches". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,962,734 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.