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“schnellere” and “schnelles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,718
- “schnellere” frequency rank
- #9,451
- “schnelles” frequency rank
- 27169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schnellere | schnelles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schnell | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schnell |
Where the eye mixes schnellere and schnelles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. schnellere runs 10 letters (CCCCVCCVCV) against schnelles's 9 (CCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schnellere vs schnelles
A purely visual mix-up. schnellere ([ˈʃnɛləʁə]) and schnelles ([ˈʃnɛləs]) 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 27169, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schnellere is recorded at frequency rank #17,718, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃnɛləʁə]. schnelles is at rank #9,451, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃnɛləs].
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 27169, this pair ranks #1,806,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schnellere vs schnelles
Shared letters: cehlns. Private to "schnellere": r. Private to "schnelles": -.
"schnellere" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVCCVCV · "schnelles" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schnellere ← cshnellere · scchnellere · schenllere · schhnellere · schnelelre · schnelere · schnelleer · schnellerre
- schnelles ← cshnelles · scchnelles · schenlles · schhnelles · schnelels · schneles · schnelless · schnellse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schnellere" and "schnelles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schnellere" or "schnelles" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "schnellere" and "schnelles" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schnellere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schnelles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,806,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schnellere" and "schnelles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schnellere vs Schnuller". 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 #1,806,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.