Which to use
“ausdrückliche” and “ausdrücklicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,620
- “ausdrückliche” frequency rank
- #48,728
- “ausdrücklicher” frequency rank
- 73348
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausdrückliche | ausdrücklicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ausdrücklich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ausdrücklich |
Where the eye mixes ausdrückliche and ausdrücklicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. ausdrückliche runs 13 letters (VVCCCVCCCVCCV) against ausdrücklicher's 14 (VVCCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausdrückliche vs ausdrücklicher
A purely visual mix-up. ausdrückliche ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏklɪçə]) and ausdrücklicher ([ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏklɪçɐ]) 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) - “ausdrückliche” sits inside “ausdrücklicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausdrückliche is recorded at frequency rank #24,620, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏklɪçə]. ausdrücklicher is at rank #48,728, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌdʁʏklɪçɐ].
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 73348, this pair ranks #362,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ausdrückliche vs ausdrücklicher
Shared letters: acdehiklrsuü. Private to "ausdrückliche": -. Private to "ausdrücklicher": -.
"ausdrückliche" · 13 letters · shape VVCCCVCCCVCCV · "ausdrücklicher" · 14 letters · shape VVCCCVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ausdrückliche" and "ausdrücklicher" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ausdrückliche" or "ausdrücklicher" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ausdrückliche" and "ausdrücklicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausdrückliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausdrücklicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #362,824 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausdrückliche" and "ausdrücklicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausdrücklichen vs ausdrücklicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #362,824 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.