Which to use
“ziemliche” and “ziemliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,133
- “ziemliche” frequency rank
- #39,159
- “ziemliches” frequency rank
- 60292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ziemliche | ziemliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ziemlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ziemlich |
Where the eye mixes ziemliche and ziemliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ziemliche runs 9 letters (CVVCCVCCV) against ziemliches's 10 (CVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ziemliche with ziemliches
A purely visual mix-up. ziemliche ([ˈt͡siːmlɪçə]) and ziemliches ([ˈt͡siːmlɪçəs]) 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) - “ziemliche” sits inside “ziemliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ziemliche is recorded at frequency rank #21,133, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡siːmlɪçə]. 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 60292, this pair ranks #792,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ziemliche vs ziemliches
Shared letters: cehilmz. Private to "ziemliche": -. Private to "ziemliches": s.
"ziemliche" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCVCCV · "ziemliches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ziemliche ← izemliche · zeimliche · zielmiche · ziemilche · ziemlcihe · ziemlicche · ziemliceh · ziemlichhe
- ziemliches ← izemliches · zeimliches · zielmiches · ziemilches · ziemlcihes · ziemlicches · ziemlicehs · ziemlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ziemliche" and "ziemliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ziemliche" or "ziemliches"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ziemliche" and "ziemliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ziemliche" 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 #792,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ziemliche" 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 #792,421 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.