Which to use
“ziemlicher” and “ziemliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,092
- “ziemlicher” frequency rank
- #39,159
- “ziemliches” frequency rank
- 58251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ziemlicher | ziemliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ziemlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ziemlich |
Where the eye mixes ziemlicher and ziemliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ziemlicher and ziemliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses ziemlicher with ziemliches
A purely visual mix-up. ziemlicher ([ˈt͡siːmlɪçɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “ziemlicher” becomes s in “ziemliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ziemlicher is recorded at frequency rank #19,092, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡siːmlɪçɐ]. 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 58251, this pair ranks #870,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ziemlicher vs ziemliches
Shared letters: cehilmz. Private to "ziemlicher": r. Private to "ziemliches": s.
"ziemlicher" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC · "ziemliches" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ziemlicher ← izemlicher · zeimlicher · zielmicher · ziemilcher · ziemlciher · ziemliccher · ziemlicehr · ziemlicherr
- ziemliches ← izemliches · zeimliches · zielmiches · ziemilches · ziemlcihes · ziemlicches · ziemlicehs · ziemlichess
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ziemlicher" for "ziemliches" ever safe?
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ziemlicher" and "ziemliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ziemlicher" 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 #870,018 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ziemlicher" 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 #870,018 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.