Which to use
“ziemlich” is a particle and “ziemliches” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #577
- “ziemlich” frequency rank
- #39,159
- “ziemliches” frequency rank
- 39736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ziemlich | ziemliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Vergleich zu Anderem deutlich mehr, sehr, in großem Maße | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ziemlich |
Where the eye mixes ziemlich and ziemliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ziemlich runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against ziemliches's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ziemlich vs ziemliches
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ziemlich is [ˈt͡siːmlɪç] while ziemliches is [ˈt͡siːmlɪçəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ziemlich” sits inside “ziemliches”, and the parts of speech differ too (particle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39736, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ziemlich is recorded at frequency rank #577, classified as aparticle, pronounced [ˈt͡siːmlɪç]. ziemliches is at rank #39,159, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡siːmlɪçəs].
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 39736, this pair ranks #1,528,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ziemlich vs ziemliches
Shared letters: cehilmz. Private to "ziemlich": -. Private to "ziemliches": s.
"ziemlich" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC · "ziemliches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ziemlich ← izemlich · zeimlich · zielmich · ziemilch · ziemlcih · ziemlicch · ziemlichh · ziemlihc
- ziemliches ← izemliches · zeimliches · zielmiches · ziemilches · ziemlcihes · ziemlicches · ziemlicehs · ziemlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ziemlich" for "ziemliches" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ziemlich" vs "ziemliches" - which ranks higher?
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 "ziemliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,528,416 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ziemlich" and "ziemliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ziemlichen 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 #1,528,416 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.