Which to use
“umstritten” and “umstrittenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,834
- “umstritten” frequency rank
- #46,350
- “umstrittenes” frequency rank
- 54184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | umstritten | umstrittenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Übereinstimmung/Zustimmung aller | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umstritten |
Where the eye mixes umstritten and umstrittenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. umstritten runs 10 letters (VCCCCVCCVC) against umstrittenes's 12 (VCCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between umstritten and umstrittenes
A purely visual mix-up. umstritten ([ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]) and umstrittenes ([ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “umstritten” sits inside “umstrittenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
umstritten is recorded at frequency rank #7,834, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]. umstrittenes is at rank #46,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənəs].
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 54184, this pair ranks #1,028,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of umstritten vs umstrittenes
Shared letters: eimnrstu. Private to "umstritten": -. Private to "umstrittenes": -.
"umstritten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC · "umstrittenes" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- umstritten ← mustritten · ummstritten · umsrtitten · umsstritten · umstirtten · umstriten · umstritetn · umstrittenn
- umstrittenes ← mustrittenes · ummstrittenes · umsrtittenes · umsstrittenes · umstirttenes · umstritenes · umstritetnes · umstritteens
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "umstritten" and "umstrittenes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "umstritten" or "umstrittenes"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "umstritten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "umstrittenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,028,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "umstritten" and "umstrittenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "umstrittener vs umstrittenes". 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 #1,028,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.