Which to use
“ausreichend” and “ausreichendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,580
- “ausreichend” frequency rank
- #48,735
- “ausreichendes” frequency rank
- 51315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreichend | ausreichendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | genügend, genug | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausreichend |
Where the eye mixes ausreichend and ausreichendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. ausreichend runs 11 letters (VVCCVVCCVCC) against ausreichendes's 13 (VVCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ausreichend with ausreichendes
A purely visual mix-up. ausreichend ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]) and ausreichendes ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dəs]) 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 “ausreichendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51315, 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]. ausreichendes is at rank #48,735, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dəs].
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 51315, this pair ranks #1,140,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ausreichend vs ausreichendes
Shared letters: acdehinrsu. Private to "ausreichend": -. Private to "ausreichendes": -.
"ausreichend" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCC · "ausreichendes" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausreichend ← asureichend · aurseichend · auserichend · ausrecihend · ausreicchend · ausreicehnd · ausreichedn · ausreichendd
- ausreichendes ← asureichendes · aurseichendes · auserichendes · ausrecihendes · ausreicchendes · ausreicehndes · ausreichednes · ausreichenddes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ausreichend" for "ausreichendes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ausreichend" or "ausreichendes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,140,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreichend" and "ausreichendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausreichendem 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 #1,140,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.