Which to use
“ziemlich” is a particle and “ziemlicher” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #577
- “ziemlich” frequency rank
- #19,092
- “ziemlicher” frequency rank
- 19669
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ziemlich | ziemlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Vergleich zu Anderem deutlich mehr, sehr, in großem Maße | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ziemlich |
Where the eye mixes ziemlich and ziemlicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ziemlich runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against ziemlicher's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ziemlich and ziemlicher
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ziemlich is [ˈt͡siːmlɪç] while ziemlicher is [ˈt͡siːmlɪçɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ziemlich” sits inside “ziemlicher”, and the parts of speech differ too (particle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19669, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ziemlich is recorded at frequency rank #577, classified as aparticle, pronounced [ˈt͡siːmlɪç]. ziemlicher is at rank #19,092, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡siːmlɪçɐ].
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 19669, this pair ranks #1,905,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ziemlich vs ziemlicher
Shared letters: cehilmz. Private to "ziemlich": -. Private to "ziemlicher": r.
"ziemlich" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "ziemlicher" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ziemlich ← izemlich · zeimlich · zielmich · ziemilch · ziemlcih · ziemlicch · ziemlichh · ziemlihc
- ziemlicher ← izemlicher · zeimlicher · zielmicher · ziemilcher · ziemlciher · ziemliccher · ziemlicehr · ziemlicherr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ziemlich" and "ziemlicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ziemlich" or "ziemlicher"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ziemlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ziemlicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,905,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ziemlich" and "ziemlicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ziemlicher vs ziemliches". 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 #1,905,883 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.