ausreichendvsausreichenderTell them apart

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.

11 ch
ausreichend
13 ch
ausreichender

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "ausreichend" vs "ausreichender" - which ranks higher?
"ausreichend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,580 in our German list, against #18,812 for "ausreichender". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list