Which to use
“schwerste” is an adjective and “Schwester” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,994
- “schwerste” frequency rank
- #1,459
- “Schwester” frequency rank
- 17453
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwerste | Schwester |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs schwer | weibliches Kind derselben Eltern |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set schwerste and Schwester apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
schwerste and Schwester form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17453, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwerste is recorded at frequency rank #15,994, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːɐ̯stə]. Schwester is at rank #1,459, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃvɛstɐ].
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 17453, this pair ranks #1,927,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering schwerste vs Schwester
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “schwerste”; for a noun, it's “Schwester”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “schwerste” entry
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