Which to use
“ausreichen” is a verb and “ausreichende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,232
- “ausreichen” frequency rank
- #9,853
- “ausreichende” frequency rank
- 20085
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreichen | ausreichende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genügen, zufriedenstellend sein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausreichend |
Where the eye mixes ausreichen and ausreichende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. ausreichen runs 10 letters (VVCCVVCCVC) against ausreichende's 12 (VVCCVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausreichen and ausreichende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ausreichen is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩] while ausreichende is [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ausreichen” sits inside “ausreichende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20085, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausreichen is recorded at frequency rank #10,232, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩]. ausreichende is at rank #9,853, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩də].
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 20085, this pair ranks #1,901,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausreichen vs ausreichende
Shared letters: acehinrsu. Private to "ausreichen": -. Private to "ausreichende": d.
"ausreichen" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVC · "ausreichende" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausreichen ← asureichen · aurseichen · auserichen · ausrecihen · ausreicchen · ausreicehn · ausreichenn · ausreichhen
- ausreichende ← asureichende · aurseichende · auserichende · ausrecihende · ausreicchende · ausreicehnde · ausreichedne · ausreichendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausreichen" and "ausreichende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ausreichen" or "ausreichende"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ausreichen" and "ausreichende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,901,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreichen" and "ausreichende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausreichende vs ausreichendes". 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 #1,901,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.