Which to use
“durchschnittlich” and “durchschnittliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,260
- “durchschnittlich” frequency rank
- #4,974
- “durchschnittliche” frequency rank
- 9234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchschnittlich | durchschnittliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Mittel; dem Durchschnitt entsprechend, diesen repräsentierend, in der Art und Weise des Durchschnitts | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs durchschnittlich |
Where the eye mixes durchschnittlich and durchschnittliche
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 16 letters in sequence. durchschnittlich runs 16 letters (CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCC) against durchschnittliche's 17 (CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: durchschnittlich vs durchschnittliche
A purely visual mix-up. durchschnittlich ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪç]) and durchschnittliche ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçə]) 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) - “durchschnittlich” sits inside “durchschnittliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchschnittlich is recorded at frequency rank #4,260, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪç]. durchschnittliche is at rank #4,974, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçə].
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 9234, this pair ranks #1,980,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durchschnittlich vs durchschnittliche
Shared letters: cdhilnrstu. Private to "durchschnittlich": -. Private to "durchschnittliche": e.
"durchschnittlich" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCC · "durchschnittliche" · 17 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchschnittlich ← ddurchschnittlich · druchschnittlich · ducrhschnittlich · durcchschnittlich · durchcshnittlich · durchhschnittlich · durchscchnittlich · durchschhnittlich
- durchschnittliche ← ddurchschnittliche · druchschnittliche · ducrhschnittliche · durcchschnittliche · durchcshnittliche · durchhschnittliche · durchscchnittliche · durchschhnittliche
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchschnittlich" and "durchschnittliche" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "durchschnittlich" or "durchschnittliche"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "durchschnittlich" and "durchschnittliche" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchschnittlich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchschnittliche" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,980,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchschnittlich" and "durchschnittliche" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchschnittliche vs durchschnittliches". 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 #1,980,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.