Which to use
“wertvoll” and “wertvolle” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,694
- “wertvoll” frequency rank
- #6,258
- “wertvolle” frequency rank
- 13952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wertvoll | wertvolle |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen hohen materiellen oder emotionalen Wert habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertvoll |
Where the eye mixes wertvoll and wertvolle
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. wertvoll runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCC) against wertvolle's 9 (CVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wertvoll with wertvolle
A purely visual mix-up. wertvoll ([ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔl]) and wertvolle ([ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔlə]) 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) - “wertvoll” sits inside “wertvolle”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wertvoll is recorded at frequency rank #7,694, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔl]. wertvolle is at rank #6,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔlə].
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 13952, this pair ranks #1,954,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wertvoll vs wertvolle
Shared letters: elortvw. Private to "wertvoll": -. Private to "wertvolle": -.
"wertvoll" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCC · "wertvolle" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wertvoll" and "wertvolle" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wertvoll" or "wertvolle" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wertvoll" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wertvolle" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wertvoll" and "wertvolle" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wertvolle vs wertvollste". 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 #1,954,565 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.