Which to use
“seriös” and “seriöse” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,790
- “seriös” frequency rank
- #15,477
- “seriöse” frequency rank
- 28267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seriös | seriöse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ordentlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs seriös |
Where the eye mixes seriös and seriöse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. seriös runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against seriöse's 7 (CVCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: seriös vs seriöse
A purely visual mix-up. seriös ([zeˈʁi̯øːs]) and seriöse ([zeˈʁi̯øːzə]) 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) - “seriös” sits inside “seriöse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seriös is recorded at frequency rank #12,790, classified as anadj, pronounced [zeˈʁi̯øːs]. seriöse is at rank #15,477, tagged as anadj, pronounced [zeˈʁi̯øːzə].
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 28267, this pair ranks #1,787,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seriös vs seriöse
Shared letters: eirsö. Private to "seriös": -. Private to "seriöse": -.
"seriös" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "seriöse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seriös" and "seriöse" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "seriös" or "seriöse" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "seriös" and "seriöse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "seriös" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seriöse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,787,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seriös" and "seriöse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seriöse vs serious". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,787,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.