aussagekräftigvsaussagekräftigeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,488
“aussagekräftig” frequency rank
#46,487
“aussagekräftige” frequency rank
75975
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature aussagekräftig aussagekräftige
Definition Aussagekraft besitzend; etwas kräftig und wirkungsvoll aussagend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aussagekräftig

Where the eye mixes aussagekräftig and aussagekräftige

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. aussagekräftig runs 14 letters (VVCCVCVCCVCCVC) against aussagekräftige's 15 (VVCCVCVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
aussagekräftig
15 ch
aussagekräftige

Look-alike desk: aussagekräftig vs aussagekräftige

A purely visual mix-up. aussagekräftig ([ˈaʊ̯szaːɡəˌkʁɛftɪç]) and aussagekräftige ([ˈaʊ̯szaːɡəˌkʁɛftɪɡə]) 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) - “aussagekräftig” sits inside “aussagekräftige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

aussagekräftig is recorded at frequency rank #29,488, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯szaːɡəˌkʁɛftɪç]. aussagekräftige is at rank #46,487, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯szaːɡəˌkʁɛftɪɡə].

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 75975, this pair ranks #294,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of aussagekräftig vs aussagekräftige

Shared letters: aefgikrstuä. Private to "aussagekräftig": -. Private to "aussagekräftige": -.

"aussagekräftig" · 14 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCCVC  ·  "aussagekräftige" · 15 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "aussagekräftig" and "aussagekräftige" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaʊ̯szaːɡəˌkʁɛftɪç] versus [ˈaʊ̯szaːɡəˌkʁɛftɪɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "aussagekräftig" vs "aussagekräftige" - which ranks higher?
"aussagekräftig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,488 in our German list, against #46,487 for "aussagekräftige". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "aussagekräftig" and "aussagekräftige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "aussagekräftig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "aussagekräftige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #294,782 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "aussagekräftig" and "aussagekräftige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Aussagekraft vs aussagekräftig". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #294,782 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