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“dreijährigen” and “dreijähriger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,366
- “dreijährigen” frequency rank
- #39,894
- “dreijähriger” frequency rank
- 66260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dreijährigen | dreijähriger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreijährig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreijährig |
Where the eye mixes dreijährigen and dreijähriger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. dreijährigen and dreijähriger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dreijährigen vs dreijähriger
A purely visual mix-up. dreijährigen ([ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]) and dreijähriger ([ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ]) 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 - n in “dreijährigen” becomes r in “dreijähriger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dreijährigen is recorded at frequency rank #26,366, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]. dreijähriger is at rank #39,894, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌjɛːʁɪɡɐ].
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 66260, this pair ranks #579,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dreijährigen vs dreijähriger
Shared letters: deghijrä. Private to "dreijährigen": n. Private to "dreijähriger": -.
"dreijährigen" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCVC · "dreijähriger" · 12 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dreijährigen" and "dreijähriger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dreijährigen" or "dreijähriger"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dreijährigen" and "dreijähriger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dreijährigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dreijähriger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #579,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dreijährigen" and "dreijähriger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dreijährige vs dreijähriger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #579,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.