ausführlichevsausführlichenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“ausführliche” and “ausführlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,761
“ausführliche” frequency rank
#11,381
“ausführlichen” frequency rank
18142
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausführliche ausführlichen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausführlich Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausführlich

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ausführliche and ausführlichen apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

12 ch
ausführliche
13 ch
ausführlichen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. ausführliche ([ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪçə]) and ausführlichen ([ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪçn̩]) 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) - “ausführliche” sits inside “ausführlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18142, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausführliche is recorded at frequency rank #6,761, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪçə]. ausführlichen is at rank #11,381, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪçn̩].

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 18142, this pair ranks #1,920,999 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ausführliche vs ausführlichen

Shared letters: acefhilrsuü. Private to "ausführliche": -. Private to "ausführlichen": n.

"ausführliche" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVCCV  ·  "ausführlichen" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVCCCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

ausführliche#6,761
ausführlichen#11,381

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausführliche" and "ausführlichen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪçə] versus [ˈaʊ̯sfyːɐ̯lɪçn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ausführliche" or "ausführlichen"?
"ausführliche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,761 in our German list, against #11,381 for "ausführlichen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering ausführliche vs ausführlichen

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “ausführliche” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list