Which to use
“preiswerte” and “preiswerter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,731
- “preiswerte” frequency rank
- #34,860
- “preiswerter” frequency rank
- 72591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | preiswerte | preiswerter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs preiswert | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs preiswert |
Where the eye mixes preiswerte and preiswerter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. preiswerte runs 10 letters (CCVVCCVCCV) against preiswerter's 11 (CCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses preiswerte with preiswerter
A purely visual mix-up. preiswerte ([ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌveːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “preiswerte” sits inside “preiswerter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
preiswerte is recorded at frequency rank #37,731, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpʁaɪ̯sˌveːɐ̯tə]. 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 72591, this pair ranks #384,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of preiswerte vs preiswerter
Shared letters: eiprstw. Private to "preiswerte": -. Private to "preiswerter": -.
"preiswerte" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCV · "preiswerter" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- preiswerte ← periswerte · ppreiswerte · preisewrte · preisswerte · preisweret · preiswerrte · preiswertte · preiswetre
- preiswerter ← periswerter · ppreiswerter · preisewrter · preisswerter · preisweretr · preiswerrter · preiswerterr · preiswertre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "preiswerte" for "preiswerter" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "preiswerte" and "preiswerter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "preiswerte" 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 #384,019 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "preiswerte" and "preiswerter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preiswert vs preiswerte". 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 #384,019 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.