Which to use
“schwach” and “schwachem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,073
- “schwach” frequency rank
- #44,903
- “schwachem” frequency rank
- 47976
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwach | schwachem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Kraft | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach |
Where the eye mixes schwach and schwachem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. schwach runs 7 letters (CCCCVCC) against schwachem's 9 (CCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schwach vs schwachem
A purely visual mix-up. schwach ([ʃvax]) and schwachem ([ˈʃvaxm̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “schwach” sits inside “schwachem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47976, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwach is recorded at frequency rank #3,073, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃvax]. schwachem is at rank #44,903, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃvaxm̩].
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 47976, this pair ranks #1,265,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schwach vs schwachem
Shared letters: achsw. Private to "schwach": -. Private to "schwachem": em.
"schwach" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCC · "schwachem" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schwach" and "schwachem" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "schwach" or "schwachem"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "schwach" and "schwachem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwach" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwachem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,265,257 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwach" and "schwachem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schwachem vs schwächt". 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 #1,265,257 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.