unterschiedlichstevsunterschiedlichstenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“unterschiedlichste” and “unterschiedlichsten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,890
“unterschiedlichste” frequency rank
#13,968
“unterschiedlichsten” frequency rank
56858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature unterschiedlichste unterschiedlichsten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs unterschiedlich Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs unterschiedlich

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set unterschiedlichste and unterschiedlichsten apart are highlighted. They share 18 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

18 ch
unterschiedlichste
19 ch
unterschiedlichsten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. unterschiedlichste ([ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstə]) and unterschiedlichsten ([ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstn̩]) 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) - “unterschiedlichste” sits inside “unterschiedlichsten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

unterschiedlichste is recorded at frequency rank #42,890, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstə]. unterschiedlichsten is at rank #13,968, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstn̩].

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 56858, this pair ranks #923,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of unterschiedlichste vs unterschiedlichsten

Shared letters: cdehilnrstu. Private to "unterschiedlichste": -. Private to "unterschiedlichsten": -.

"unterschiedlichste" · 18 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVVCCVCCCCV  ·  "unterschiedlichsten" · 19 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVVCCVCCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • unterschiedlichstenuterschiedlichste · unetrschiedlichste · unnterschiedlichste · untercshiedlichste · unterrschiedlichste · unterscchiedlichste · unterscheidlichste · unterschhiedlichste
  • unterschiedlichstennuterschiedlichsten · unetrschiedlichsten · unnterschiedlichsten · untercshiedlichsten · unterrschiedlichsten · unterscchiedlichsten · unterscheidlichsten · unterschhiedlichsten

Frequency comparison

unterschiedlichste#42,890
unterschiedlichsten#13,968

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "unterschiedlichste" and "unterschiedlichsten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstə] versus [ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "unterschiedlichste" or "unterschiedlichsten"?
"unterschiedlichsten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,968 in our German list, against #42,890 for "unterschiedlichste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering unterschiedlichste vs unterschiedlichsten

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list