Which to use
“wertvoller” and “wertvolles” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,984
- “wertvoller” frequency rank
- #19,088
- “wertvolles” frequency rank
- 33072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wertvoller | wertvolles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wertvoll | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wertvoll |
Where the eye mixes wertvoller and wertvolles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wertvoller and wertvolles 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 wertvoller with wertvolles
A purely visual mix-up. wertvoller ([ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔlɐ]) and wertvolles ([ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔləs]) 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 - r in “wertvoller” becomes s in “wertvolles”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wertvoller is recorded at frequency rank #13,984, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔlɐ]. wertvolles is at rank #19,088, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːɐ̯tˌfɔləs].
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 33072, this pair ranks #1,693,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wertvoller vs wertvolles
Shared letters: elortvw. Private to "wertvoller": -. Private to "wertvolles": s.
"wertvoller" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "wertvolles" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wertvoller ← ewrtvoller · werrtvoller · wertovller · werttvoller · wertvloler · wertvolelr · wertvoler · wertvollerr
- wertvolles ← ewrtvolles · werrtvolles · wertovlles · werttvolles · wertvloles · wertvolels · wertvoles · wertvolless
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wertvoller" and "wertvolles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wertvoller" or "wertvolles"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wertvoller" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wertvolles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,693,885 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wertvoller" and "wertvolles" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wertvollen vs wertvolles". 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 #1,693,885 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.