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“ausreichendem” and “ausreichendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,968
“ausreichendem” frequency rank
#48,735
“ausreichendes” frequency rank
96703
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ausreichendem ausreichendes
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausreichend Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausreichend

Where the eye mixes ausreichendem and ausreichendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. ausreichendem and ausreichendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

13 ch
ausreichendem
13 ch
ausreichendes

Look-alike desk: ausreichendem vs ausreichendes

A purely visual mix-up. ausreichendem ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “ausreichendem” becomes s in “ausreichendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 96703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ausreichendem is recorded at frequency rank #47,968, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dəm]. 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 96703, this pair ranks #6,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ausreichendem vs ausreichendes

Shared letters: acdehinrsu. Private to "ausreichendem": m. Private to "ausreichendes": -.

"ausreichendem" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCCVC  ·  "ausreichendes" · 13 letters · shape VVCCVVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ausreichendem ← asureichendem · aurseichendem · auserichendem · ausrecihendem · ausreicchendem · ausreicehndem · ausreichednem · ausreichenddem
  • ausreichendes ← asureichendes · aurseichendes · auserichendes · ausrecihendes · ausreicchendes · ausreicehndes · ausreichednes · ausreichenddes

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ausreichendem" and "ausreichendes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dəm] versus [ˈaʊ̯sˌʁaɪ̯çn̩dəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ausreichendem" or "ausreichendes" show up more?
"ausreichendem" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #47,968 in our German list, against #48,735 for "ausreichendes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "ausreichendem" 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 #6,270 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ausreichendem" and "ausreichendes" 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 #6,270 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