Which to use
“schwer” and “schweres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #446
- “schwer” frequency rank
- #10,563
- “schweres” frequency rank
- 11009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwer | schweres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein hohes Gewicht habend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwer |
Where the eye mixes schwer and schweres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schwer and schweres
A purely visual mix-up. schwer ([ʃveːɐ̯]) and schweres ([ˈʃveːʁəs]) 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) - “schwer” sits inside “schweres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11009, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwer is recorded at frequency rank #446, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʃveːɐ̯]. schweres is at rank #10,563, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːʁəs].
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 11009, this pair ranks #1,972,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schwer vs schweres
Shared letters: cehrsw. Private to "schwer": -. Private to "schweres": -.
"schwer" · 6 letters · shape CCCCVC · "schweres" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schwer" and "schweres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schwer" or "schweres" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "schwer" and "schweres" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schweres" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwer" and "schweres" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schweres vs schwules". 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 #1,972,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.