Which to use
“schlimmere” and “schlimmes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,875
- “schlimmere” frequency rank
- #9,801
- “schlimmes” frequency rank
- 32676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schlimmere | schlimmes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schlimm | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schlimm |
Where the eye mixes schlimmere and schlimmes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses schlimmere with schlimmes
A purely visual mix-up. schlimmere ([ˈʃlɪməʁə]) and schlimmes ([ˈʃlɪməs]) 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 32676, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schlimmere is recorded at frequency rank #22,875, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃlɪməʁə]. schlimmes is at rank #9,801, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃlɪməs].
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 32676, this pair ranks #1,702,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schlimmere vs schlimmes
Shared letters: cehilms. Private to "schlimmere": r. Private to "schlimmes": -.
"schlimmere" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVCCVCV · "schlimmes" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schlimmere ← cshlimmere · scchlimmere · schhlimmere · schilmmere · schlimemre · schlimere · schlimmeer · schlimmerre
- schlimmes ← cshlimmes · scchlimmes · schhlimmes · schilmmes · schlimems · schlimes · schlimmess · schlimmse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schlimmere" for "schlimmes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "schlimmere" or "schlimmes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schlimmere" and "schlimmes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schlimmere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schlimmes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,702,460 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schlimmere" and "schlimmes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Schlemmer vs schlimmere". 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 #1,702,460 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.