Which to use
“schwachem” and “schwaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,903
- “schwachem” frequency rank
- #22,133
- “schwaches” frequency rank
- 67036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwachem | schwaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach |
Where the eye mixes schwachem and schwaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. schwachem and schwaches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: schwachem vs schwaches
A purely visual mix-up. schwachem ([ˈʃvaxm̩]) and schwaches ([ˈʃvaxəs]) 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 a single letter - m in “schwachem” becomes s in “schwaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwachem is recorded at frequency rank #44,903, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃvaxm̩]. 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 67036, this pair ranks #553,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schwachem vs schwaches
Shared letters: acehsw. Private to "schwachem": m. Private to "schwaches": -.
"schwachem" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC · "schwaches" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schwachem" for "schwaches" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schwachem" and "schwaches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwachem" 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 #553,330 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwachem" and "schwaches" 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 #553,330 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.