Which to use
“ausreichend” and “ausreichender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,580
- “ausreichend” frequency rank
- #18,812
- “ausreichender” frequency rank
- 21392
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreichend | ausreichender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genügend, genug | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs ausreichend |
Where the eye mixes ausreichend and ausreichender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ausreichend runs 11 letters (VVCCVVCCVCC) against ausreichender's 13 (VVCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausreichend and ausreichender
A purely visual mix-up. ausreichend ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]) and ausreichender ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ausreichend” sits inside “ausreichender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21392, 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]. ausreichender is at rank #18,812, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dɐ].
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 21392, this pair ranks #1,886,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausreichend vs ausreichender
Shared letters: acdehinrsu. Private to "ausreichend": -. Private to "ausreichender": -.
"ausreichend" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCC · "ausreichender" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausreichend ← asureichend · aurseichend · auserichend · ausrecihend · ausreicchend · ausreicehnd · ausreichedn · ausreichendd
- ausreichender ← asureichender · aurseichender · auserichender · ausrecihender · ausreicchender · ausreicehnder · ausreichedner · ausreichendder
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausreichend" for "ausreichender" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ausreichend" vs "ausreichender" - which ranks higher?
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 "ausreichender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,886,820 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreichend" and "ausreichender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausreichender 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 #1,886,820 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.