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“tiefer” and “tiefes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,621
- “tiefer” frequency rank
- #19,417
- “tiefes” frequency rank
- 23038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiefer | tiefes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs tief | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tief |
Where the eye mixes tiefer and tiefes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tiefer and tiefes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between tiefer and tiefes
A purely visual mix-up. tiefer ([ˈtiːfɐ]) 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 - r in “tiefer” becomes s in “tiefes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiefer is recorded at frequency rank #3,621, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtiːfɐ]. 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 23038, this pair ranks #1,866,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of tiefer vs tiefes
Shared letters: efit. Private to "tiefer": r. Private to "tiefes": s.
"tiefer" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "tiefes" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tiefer" and "tiefes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "tiefer" or "tiefes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiefer" 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 #1,866,558 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiefer" and "tiefes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tiefes vs trees". 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 #1,866,558 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.