Which to use
“ungewöhnlicher” and “ungewöhnliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,748
- “ungewöhnlicher” frequency rank
- #17,439
- “ungewöhnliches” frequency rank
- 41187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ungewöhnlicher | ungewöhnliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs 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 ungewöhnlicher 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. ungewöhnlicher ([ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçɐ]) 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 - r in “ungewöhnlicher” becomes s in “ungewöhnliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ungewöhnlicher is recorded at frequency rank #23,748, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnɡəˌvøːnlɪçɐ]. 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 41187, this pair ranks #1,486,828 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ungewöhnlicher vs ungewöhnliches
Shared letters: ceghilnuwö. Private to "ungewöhnlicher": r. Private to "ungewöhnliches": s.
"ungewöhnlicher" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCCVC · "ungewöhnliches" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVCCVC