Which to use
“schwächere” and “schwaches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,764
- “schwächere” frequency rank
- #22,133
- “schwaches” frequency rank
- 43897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwächere | schwaches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs schwach | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwach |
Where the eye mixes schwächere and schwaches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. schwächere runs 10 letters (CCCCVCCVCV) against schwaches's 9 (CCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schwächere vs schwaches
A purely visual mix-up. schwächere ([ˈʃvɛçəʁə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwächere is recorded at frequency rank #21,764, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃvɛçəʁə]. 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 43897, this pair ranks #1,403,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of schwächere vs schwaches
Shared letters: cehsw. Private to "schwächere": rä. Private to "schwaches": a.
"schwächere" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVCCVCV · "schwaches" · 9 letters · shape CCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schwaches ← cshwaches · scchwaches · schawches · schhwaches · schwacches · schwacehs · schwachess · schwachhes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "schwächere" and "schwaches" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "schwächere" vs "schwaches" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwächere" 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 #1,403,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwächere" 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 #1,403,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.