Which to use
“denkbar” and “denkbare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,469
- “denkbar” frequency rank
- #43,099
- “denkbare” frequency rank
- 48568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | denkbar | denkbare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vorstellbar, in Gedanken möglich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs denkbar |
Where the eye mixes denkbar and denkbare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. denkbar runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against denkbare's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between denkbar and denkbare
A purely visual mix-up. denkbar ([ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯]) and denkbare ([ˈdɛŋkbaːʁə]) 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) - “denkbar” sits inside “denkbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
denkbar is recorded at frequency rank #5,469, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɛŋkbaːɐ̯]. denkbare is at rank #43,099, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɛŋkbaːʁə].
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 48568, this pair ranks #1,243,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of denkbar vs denkbare
Shared letters: abdeknr. Private to "denkbar": -. Private to "denkbare": -.
"denkbar" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "denkbare" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "denkbar" for "denkbare" ever safe?
Frequency check: "denkbar" vs "denkbare" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "denkbar" and "denkbare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "denkbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "denkbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,243,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "denkbar" and "denkbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "denkbare vs Denkmale". 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 #1,243,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.