Which to use
“sauberer” and “sauberes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,395
- “sauberer” frequency rank
- #21,411
- “sauberes” frequency rank
- 41806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sauberer | sauberes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sauber | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sauber |
Where the eye mixes sauberer and sauberes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. sauberer and sauberes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses sauberer with sauberes
A purely visual mix-up. sauberer ([ˈzaʊ̯bəʁɐ]) and sauberes ([ˈzaʊ̯bəʁəs]) 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 “sauberer” becomes s in “sauberes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sauberer is recorded at frequency rank #20,395, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaʊ̯bəʁɐ]. sauberes is at rank #21,411, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaʊ̯bəʁəs].
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 41806, this pair ranks #1,468,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sauberer vs sauberes
Shared letters: abersu. Private to "sauberer": -. Private to "sauberes": -.
"sauberer" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "sauberes" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sauberer" for "sauberes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sauberer" or "sauberes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sauberer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sauberes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,468,496 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sauberer" and "sauberes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sauberes vs saures". 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 #1,468,496 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.