Which to use
“ausreichende” and “ausreichenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,853
- “ausreichende” frequency rank
- #18,811
- “ausreichenden” frequency rank
- 28664
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ausreichende | ausreichenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausreichend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausreichend |
Where the eye mixes ausreichende and ausreichenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. ausreichende runs 12 letters (VVCCVVCCVCCV) against ausreichenden's 13 (VVCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ausreichende and ausreichenden
A purely visual mix-up. ausreichende ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩də]) and ausreichenden ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dən]) 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) - “ausreichende” sits inside “ausreichenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28664, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ausreichende is recorded at frequency rank #9,853, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩də]. ausreichenden is at rank #18,811, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dən].
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 28664, this pair ranks #1,780,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ausreichende vs ausreichenden
Shared letters: acdehinrsu. Private to "ausreichende": -. Private to "ausreichenden": -.
"ausreichende" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCCV · "ausreichenden" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ausreichende ← asureichende · aurseichende · auserichende · ausrecihende · ausreicchende · ausreicehnde · ausreichedne · ausreichendde
- ausreichenden ← asureichenden · aurseichenden · auserichenden · ausrecihenden · ausreicchenden · ausreicehnden · ausreichednen · ausreichendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ausreichende" and "ausreichenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "ausreichende" or "ausreichenden" show up more?
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 "ausreichende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausreichenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,780,775 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ausreichende" and "ausreichenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausreichenden 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 #1,780,775 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.