Which to use
“tiefem” and “tiefes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,811
- “tiefem” frequency rank
- #19,417
- “tiefes” frequency rank
- 52228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiefem | tiefes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tief | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tief |
Where the eye mixes tiefem and tiefes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tiefem and tiefes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: tiefem vs tiefes
A purely visual mix-up. tiefem ([ˈtiːfm̩]) and tiefes ([ˈtiːfəs]) 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 - m in “tiefem” becomes s in “tiefes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiefem is recorded at frequency rank #32,811, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtiːfm̩]. tiefes is at rank #19,417, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtiːfəs].
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 52228, this pair ranks #1,105,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tiefem vs tiefes
Shared letters: efit. Private to "tiefem": m. Private to "tiefes": s.
"tiefem" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "tiefes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tiefem" and "tiefes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tiefem" or "tiefes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tiefem" and "tiefes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiefem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tiefes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,105,046 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiefem" and "tiefes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiefem vs Tiefsee". 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 #1,105,046 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.