Which to use
“wertvollen” and “wertvoller” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,785
- “wertvollen” frequency rank
- #13,984
- “wertvoller” frequency rank
- 25769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wertvollen | wertvoller |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertvoll | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wertvoll |
Where the eye mixes wertvollen and wertvoller
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wertvollen and wertvoller follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses wertvollen with wertvoller
A purely visual mix-up. wertvollen ([ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔlən]) and wertvoller ([ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔlɐ]) 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 “wertvollen” becomes r in “wertvoller”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wertvollen is recorded at frequency rank #11,785, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔlən]. wertvoller is at rank #13,984, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔlɐ].
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 25769, this pair ranks #1,828,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wertvollen vs wertvoller
Shared letters: elortvw. Private to "wertvollen": n. Private to "wertvoller": -.
"wertvollen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "wertvoller" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wertvollen ← ewrtvollen · werrtvollen · wertovllen · werttvollen · wertvlolen · wertvoleln · wertvolen · wertvollenn
- wertvoller ← ewrtvoller · werrtvoller · wertovller · werttvoller · wertvloler · wertvolelr · wertvoler · wertvollerr
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wertvollen" and "wertvoller" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wertvollen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wertvoller" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,266 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wertvollen" and "wertvoller" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wertvollen vs wertvollsten". 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 #1,828,266 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.