Which to use
“wesentliche” and “wesentliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,950
- “wesentliche” frequency rank
- #22,966
- “wesentliches” frequency rank
- 27916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wesentliche | wesentliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wesentlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wesentlich |
Where the eye mixes wesentliche and wesentliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. wesentliche runs 11 letters (CVCVCCCVCCV) against wesentliches's 12 (CVCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wesentliche vs wesentliches
A purely visual mix-up. wesentliche ([ˈveːzn̩tlɪçə]) and wesentliches ([ˈveːzn̩tlɪçəs]) 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) - “wesentliche” sits inside “wesentliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wesentliche is recorded at frequency rank #4,950, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːzn̩tlɪçə]. wesentliches is at rank #22,966, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːzn̩tlɪçəs].
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 27916, this pair ranks #1,793,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wesentliche vs wesentliches
Shared letters: cehilnstw. Private to "wesentliche": -. Private to "wesentliches": -.
"wesentliche" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCV · "wesentliches" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wesentliche ← ewsentliche · weesntliche · wesenltiche · wesenntliche · wesentilche · wesentlcihe · wesentlicche · wesentliceh
- wesentliches ← ewsentliches · weesntliches · wesenltiches · wesenntliches · wesentilches · wesentlcihes · wesentlicches · wesentlicehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wesentliche" and "wesentliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wesentliche" or "wesentliches" 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 "wesentliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wesentliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wesentliche" and "wesentliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wesentlicher vs wesentliches". 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 #1,793,703 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.