Which to use
“schwere” and “schweres” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,988
- “schwere” frequency rank
- #10,563
- “schweres” frequency rank
- 12551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwere | schweres |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schwer | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwer |
Where the eye mixes schwere and schweres
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. schwere runs 7 letters (CCCCVCV) against schweres's 8 (CCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses schwere with schweres
A purely visual mix-up. schwere ([ˈʃveːʁə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “schwere” sits inside “schweres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwere is recorded at frequency rank #1,988, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːʁə]. 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 12551, this pair ranks #1,963,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schwere vs schweres
Shared letters: cehrsw. Private to "schwere": -. Private to "schweres": -.
"schwere" · 7 letters · shape CCCCVCV · "schweres" · 8 letters · shape CCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schwere" and "schweres" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "schwere" or "schweres"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwere" 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 #1,963,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwere" 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 #1,963,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.