Which to use
“seltsamer” and “seltsames” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,889
- “seltsamer” frequency rank
- #21,056
- “seltsames” frequency rank
- 43945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seltsamer | seltsames |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seltsam | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seltsam |
Where the eye mixes seltsamer and seltsames
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. seltsamer and seltsames follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: seltsamer vs seltsames
A purely visual mix-up. seltsamer ([ˈzɛltzaːmɐ]) and seltsames ([ˈzɛltzaːməs]) 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 - r in “seltsamer” becomes s in “seltsames”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43945, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seltsamer is recorded at frequency rank #22,889, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛltzaːmɐ]. seltsames is at rank #21,056, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛltzaːməs].
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 43945, this pair ranks #1,402,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of seltsamer vs seltsames
Shared letters: aelmst. Private to "seltsamer": r. Private to "seltsames": -.
"seltsamer" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC · "seltsames" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seltsamer" for "seltsames" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "seltsamer" or "seltsames" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "seltsamer" and "seltsames" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seltsamer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seltsames" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,402,035 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seltsamer" and "seltsames" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seltsamen vs seltsamer". 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 #1,402,035 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.