Which to use
“Schwäche” is a noun and “schwaches” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,003
- “Schwäche” frequency rank
- #22,133
- “schwaches” frequency rank
- 28136
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schwäche | schwaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mangelnde körperliche oder geistige Kraft | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach |
Where the eye mixes Schwäche and schwaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Schwäche runs 8 letters (CCCCVCCV) against schwaches's 9 (CCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Schwäche and schwaches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schwäche is [ˈʃvɛçə] while schwaches is [ˈʃvaxəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schwäche is recorded at frequency rank #6,003, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃvɛçə]. schwaches is at rank #22,133, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃvaxəs].
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 28136, this pair ranks #1,789,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Schwäche vs schwaches
Shared letters: cehsw. Private to "Schwäche": ä. Private to "schwaches": a.
"Schwäche" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCCV · "schwaches" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schwaches ← cshwaches · scchwaches · schawches · schhwaches · schwacches · schwacehs · schwachess · schwachhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Schwäche" and "schwaches" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Schwäche" or "schwaches" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Schwäche" and "schwaches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schwäche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwaches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,789,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schwäche" and "schwaches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schwachem vs schwaches". 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 #1,789,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.