Which to use
“ungewöhnlichen” and “ungewöhnliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,612
- “ungewöhnlichen” frequency rank
- #17,439
- “ungewöhnliches” frequency rank
- 30051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungewöhnlichen | ungewöhnliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs ungewöhnlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ungewöhnlich |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ungewöhnlichen and ungewöhnliches apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ungewöhnlichen ([ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçn̩]) and ungewöhnliches ([ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçəs]) 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 - n in “ungewöhnlichen” becomes s in “ungewöhnliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungewöhnlichen is recorded at frequency rank #12,612, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçn̩]. ungewöhnliches is at rank #17,439, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçəs].
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 30051, this pair ranks #1,755,331 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ungewöhnlichen vs ungewöhnliches
Shared letters: ceghilnuwö. Private to "ungewöhnlichen": -. Private to "ungewöhnliches": s.
"ungewöhnlichen" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCCVC · "ungewöhnliches" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCCVC