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“wesentlichen” and “wesentliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,094
- “wesentlichen” frequency rank
- #22,966
- “wesentliches” frequency rank
- 26060
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wesentlichen | wesentliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wesentlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wesentlich |
Where the eye mixes wesentlichen and wesentliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. wesentlichen and wesentliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between wesentlichen and wesentliches
A purely visual mix-up. wesentlichen ([ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “wesentlichen” becomes s in “wesentliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26060, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wesentlichen is recorded at frequency rank #3,094, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːzn̩tlɪçn̩]. 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 26060, this pair ranks #1,823,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wesentlichen vs wesentliches
Shared letters: cehilnstw. Private to "wesentlichen": -. Private to "wesentliches": -.
"wesentlichen" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC · "wesentliches" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wesentlichen ← ewsentlichen · weesntlichen · wesenltichen · wesenntlichen · wesentilchen · wesentlcihen · wesentlicchen · wesentlicehn
- wesentliches ← ewsentliches · weesntliches · wesenltiches · wesenntliches · wesentilches · wesentlcihes · wesentlicches · wesentlicehs
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wesentlichen" and "wesentliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "wesentlichen" or "wesentliches" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "wesentlichen" 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 #1,823,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wesentlichen" 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 #1,823,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.