Which to use
“schwacher” and “schwaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,474
- “schwacher” frequency rank
- #22,133
- “schwaches” frequency rank
- 37607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwacher | schwaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ 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 schwacher and schwaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. schwacher 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: schwacher vs schwaches
A purely visual mix-up. schwacher ([ˈʃvaxɐ]) 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 - r in “schwacher” becomes s in “schwaches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwacher is recorded at frequency rank #15,474, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃvaxɐ]. 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 37607, this pair ranks #1,585,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schwacher vs schwaches
Shared letters: acehsw. Private to "schwacher": r. Private to "schwaches": -.
"schwacher" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC · "schwaches" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schwacher" and "schwaches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "schwacher" or "schwaches"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwacher" 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 #1,585,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwacher" 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 #1,585,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.