Which to use
“seltsamen” and “seltsamer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,381
- “seltsamen” frequency rank
- #22,889
- “seltsamer” frequency rank
- 35270
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seltsamen | seltsamer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seltsam | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seltsam |
Where the eye mixes seltsamen and seltsamer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. seltsamen and seltsamer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between seltsamen and seltsamer
A purely visual mix-up. seltsamen ([ˈzɛltzaːmən]) and seltsamer ([ˈzɛltzaːmɐ]) 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 a single letter - n in “seltsamen” becomes r in “seltsamer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35270, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seltsamen is recorded at frequency rank #12,381, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛltzaːmən]. seltsamer is at rank #22,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛltzaːmɐ].
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 35270, this pair ranks #1,643,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seltsamen vs seltsamer
Shared letters: aelmst. Private to "seltsamen": n. Private to "seltsamer": r.
"seltsamen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "seltsamer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seltsamen" for "seltsamer" ever safe?
Frequency check: "seltsamen" vs "seltsamer" - 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 "seltsamen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seltsamer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,643,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seltsamen" and "seltsamer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seltsamer vs seltsames". 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 #1,643,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.