Which to use
“ausreichend” and “ausreichende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,580
- “ausreichend” frequency rank
- #9,853
- “ausreichende” frequency rank
- 12433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreichend | ausreichende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genügend, genug | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausreichend |
Where the eye mixes ausreichend and ausreichende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ausreichend runs 11 letters (VVCCVVCCVCC) against ausreichende's 12 (VVCCVVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ausreichend vs ausreichende
A purely visual mix-up. ausreichend ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]) and ausreichende ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩də]) 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) - “ausreichend” sits inside “ausreichende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausreichend is recorded at frequency rank #2,580, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]. 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 12433, this pair ranks #1,964,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausreichend vs ausreichende
Shared letters: acdehinrsu. Private to "ausreichend": -. Private to "ausreichende": -.
"ausreichend" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCC · "ausreichende" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausreichend ← asureichend · aurseichend · auserichend · ausrecihend · ausreicchend · ausreicehnd · ausreichedn · ausreichendd
- ausreichende ← asureichende · aurseichende · auserichende · ausrecihende · ausreicchende · ausreicehnde · ausreichedne · ausreichendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausreichend" and "ausreichende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausreichend" or "ausreichende" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichend" 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 #1,964,219 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreichend" 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 #1,964,219 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.