Which to use
“durchschnittlich” and “durchschnittliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,260
- “durchschnittlich” frequency rank
- #41,752
- “durchschnittliches” frequency rank
- 46012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchschnittlich | durchschnittliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Mittel; dem Durchschnitt entsprechend, diesen repräsentierend, in der Art und Weise des Durchschnitts | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchschnittlich |
Where the eye mixes durchschnittlich and durchschnittliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 16 letters in sequence. durchschnittlich runs 16 letters (CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCC) against durchschnittliches's 18 (CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between durchschnittlich and durchschnittliches
A purely visual mix-up. durchschnittlich ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪç]) and durchschnittliches ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “durchschnittlich” sits inside “durchschnittliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46012, 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]. durchschnittliches is at rank #41,752, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçəs].
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 46012, this pair ranks #1,333,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchschnittlich vs durchschnittliches
Shared letters: cdhilnrstu. Private to "durchschnittlich": -. Private to "durchschnittliches": e.
"durchschnittlich" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCC · "durchschnittliches" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchschnittlich ← ddurchschnittlich · druchschnittlich · ducrhschnittlich · durcchschnittlich · durchcshnittlich · durchhschnittlich · durchscchnittlich · durchschhnittlich
- durchschnittliches ← ddurchschnittliches · druchschnittliches · ducrhschnittliches · durcchschnittliches · durchcshnittliches · durchhschnittliches · durchscchnittliches · durchschhnittliches
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "durchschnittlich" for "durchschnittliches" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "durchschnittlich" or "durchschnittliches" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "durchschnittlich" and "durchschnittliches" 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 "durchschnittliches" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,333,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchschnittlich" and "durchschnittliches" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchschnittlicher 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 #1,333,509 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.