Which to use
“unnütz” and “unnütze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,345
- “unnütz” frequency rank
- #49,325
- “unnütze” frequency rank
- 79670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | unnütz | unnütze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | keinen (zusätzlichen) Vorteil/Nutzen bietend und deshalb überflüssig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs unnütz |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set unnütz and unnütze apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. unnütz ([ˈʊnˌnʏt͡s]) and unnütze ([ˈʊnˌnʏt͡sə]) 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) - “unnütz” sits inside “unnütze”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
unnütz is recorded at frequency rank #30,345, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnˌnʏt͡s]. unnütze is at rank #49,325, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊnˌnʏt͡sə].
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 79670, this pair ranks #211,627 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of unnütz vs unnütze
Shared letters: ntuzü. Private to "unnütz": -. Private to "unnütze": e.
"unnütz" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "unnütze" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV