Which to use
“preiswert” and “preiswerter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,027
- “preiswert” frequency rank
- #34,860
- “preiswerter” frequency rank
- 54887
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preiswert | preiswerter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit gutem Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis behaftet | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs preiswert |
Where the eye mixes preiswert and preiswerter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. preiswert runs 9 letters (CCVVCCVCC) against preiswerter's 11 (CCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: preiswert vs preiswerter
A purely visual mix-up. preiswert ([ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌveːɐ̯t]) and preiswerter ([ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌveːɐ̯tɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “preiswert” sits inside “preiswerter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preiswert is recorded at frequency rank #20,027, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌveːɐ̯t]. preiswerter is at rank #34,860, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌveːɐ̯tɐ].
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 54887, this pair ranks #1,001,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of preiswert vs preiswerter
Shared letters: eiprstw. Private to "preiswert": -. Private to "preiswerter": -.
"preiswert" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCCVCC · "preiswerter" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preiswert ← periswert · ppreiswert · preisewrt · preisswert · preiswerrt · preiswertt · preiswetr · preiswret
- preiswerter ← periswerter · ppreiswerter · preisewrter · preisswerter · preisweretr · preiswerrter · preiswerterr · preiswertre
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "preiswert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preiswerter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,001,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preiswert" and "preiswerter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preiswerte vs preiswerter". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,001,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.