Which to use
“übrige” and “übriges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,071
- “übrige” frequency rank
- #29,895
- “übriges” frequency rank
- 45966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | übrige | übriges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übrig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übrig |
Where the eye mixes übrige and übriges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. übrige runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against übriges's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses übrige with übriges
A purely visual mix-up. übrige ([ˈyːbʁɪɡə]) and übriges ([ˈyːbʁɪɡəs]) 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) - “übrige” sits inside “übriges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
übrige is recorded at frequency rank #16,071, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈyːbʁɪɡə]. übriges is at rank #29,895, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈyːbʁɪɡəs].
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 45966, this pair ranks #1,335,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of übrige vs übriges
Shared letters: begirü. Private to "übrige": -. Private to "übriges": s.
"übrige" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "übriges" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "übrige" for "übriges" ever safe?
Frequency check: "übrige" vs "übriges" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "übrige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "übriges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,335,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "übrige" and "übriges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übrige vs üppige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,335,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.