unterschiedlichstenvsunterschiedlichsterConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,968
“unterschiedlichsten” frequency rank
#39,091
“unterschiedlichster” frequency rank
53059
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes unterschiedlichsten and unterschiedlichster

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 18 letters in sequence. unterschiedlichsten and unterschiedlichster follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCCVVCCVCCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

19 ch
unterschiedlichsten
19 ch
unterschiedlichster

Visual trap between unterschiedlichsten and unterschiedlichster

A purely visual mix-up. unterschiedlichsten ([ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstn̩]) and unterschiedlichster ([ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstɐ]) 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 “unterschiedlichsten” becomes r in “unterschiedlichster”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53059, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

unterschiedlichsten is recorded at frequency rank #13,968, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstn̩]. unterschiedlichster is at rank #39,091, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstɐ].

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 53059, this pair ranks #1,072,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of unterschiedlichsten vs unterschiedlichster

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

"unterschiedlichsten" · 19 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVVCCVCCCCVC  ·  "unterschiedlichster" · 19 letters · shape VCCVCCCCVVCCVCCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • unterschiedlichsten ← nuterschiedlichsten · unetrschiedlichsten · unnterschiedlichsten · untercshiedlichsten · unterrschiedlichsten · unterscchiedlichsten · unterscheidlichsten · unterschhiedlichsten
  • unterschiedlichster ← nuterschiedlichster · unetrschiedlichster · unnterschiedlichster · untercshiedlichster · unterrschiedlichster · unterscchiedlichster · unterscheidlichster · unterschhiedlichster

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "unterschiedlichsten" for "unterschiedlichster" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstn̩] versus [ˈʊntɐˌʃiːtlɪçstɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "unterschiedlichsten" vs "unterschiedlichster" - which ranks higher?
"unterschiedlichsten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,968 in our German list, against #39,091 for "unterschiedlichster". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "unterschiedlichsten" and "unterschiedlichster" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "unterschiedlichsten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "unterschiedlichster" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,072,680 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "unterschiedlichsten" and "unterschiedlichster" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "unterschiedlichste vs unterschiedlichster". 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 #1,072,680 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list