sehenswerte vs sehenswertes

Which to use

“sehenswerte” and “sehenswertes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#29,779
“sehenswerte” frequency rank: #45,577
“sehenswertes” frequency rank: 75356
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	sehenswerte	sehenswertes
Definition	Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehenswert	Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehenswert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sehenswerte and sehenswertes apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch

sehenswerte

12 ch

sehenswertes

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. sehenswerte ([ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯tə]) and sehenswertes ([ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯təs]) 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) - “sehenswerte” sits inside “sehenswertes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sehenswerte is recorded at frequency rank #29,779, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯tə]. sehenswertes is at rank #45,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯təs].

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 75356, this pair ranks #310,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sehenswerte vs sehenswertes

Shared letters: ehnrstw. Private to "sehenswerte": -. Private to "sehenswertes": -.

"sehenswerte" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCV · "sehenswertes" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

sehenswerte ← eshenswerte · seehnswerte · sehennswerte · sehensewrte · sehensswerte · sehensweret · sehenswerrte · sehenswertte
sehenswertes ← eshenswertes · seehnswertes · sehennswertes · sehensewrtes · sehensswertes · sehenswerets · sehenswerrtes · sehenswertess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sehenswerte" and "sehenswertes" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently ([ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯tə] versus [ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯təs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "sehenswerte" or "sehenswertes"?

"sehenswerte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,779 in our German list, against #45,577 for "sehenswertes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.