Which to use
“schlechtere” and “schlechtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,689
- “schlechtere” frequency rank
- #4,157
- “schlechtes” frequency rank
- 22846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schlechtere | schlechtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlecht | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlecht |
Where the eye mixes schlechtere and schlechtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses schlechtere with schlechtes
A purely visual mix-up. schlechtere ([ˈʃlɛçtəʁə]) and schlechtes ([ˈʃlɛçtəs]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schlechtere is recorded at frequency rank #18,689, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃlɛçtəʁə]. schlechtes is at rank #4,157, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃlɛçtəs].
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 22846, this pair ranks #1,868,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schlechtere vs schlechtes
Shared letters: cehlst. Private to "schlechtere": r. Private to "schlechtes": -.
"schlechtere" · 11 letters · shape CCCCVCCCVCV · "schlechtes" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schlechtere ← cshlechtere · scchlechtere · schelchtere · schhlechtere · schlcehtere · schlecchtere · schlechetre · schlechhtere
- schlechtes ← cshlechtes · scchlechtes · schelchtes · schhlechtes · schlcehtes · schlecchtes · schlechets · schlechhtes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schlechtere" for "schlechtes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "schlechtere" vs "schlechtes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schlechtere" and "schlechtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schlechtere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schlechtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,868,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schlechtere" and "schlechtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schlachter vs schlechtere". 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 #1,868,985 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.