Which to use
“tiefere” and “tiefste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,752
- “tiefere” frequency rank
- #24,543
- “tiefste” frequency rank
- 45295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tiefere | tiefste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs tief | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs tief |
Where the eye mixes tiefere and tiefste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. tiefere (CVVCVCV) and tiefste (CVVCCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: tiefere vs tiefste
A purely visual mix-up. tiefere ([ˈtiːfəʁə]) and tiefste ([ˈtiːfstə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tiefere is recorded at frequency rank #20,752, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtiːfəʁə]. tiefste is at rank #24,543, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtiːfstə].
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 45295, this pair ranks #1,357,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tiefere vs tiefste
Shared letters: efit. Private to "tiefere": r. Private to "tiefste": s.
"tiefere" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "tiefste" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tiefere" and "tiefste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tiefere" vs "tiefste" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "tiefere" and "tiefste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "tiefere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tiefste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,357,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tiefere" and "tiefste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Tiefsee vs tiefste". 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 #1,357,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.