Which to use
“durchschnittliche” and “durchschnittlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,974
- “durchschnittliche” frequency rank
- #8,544
- “durchschnittlichen” frequency rank
- 13518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchschnittliche | durchschnittlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs durchschnittlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchschnittlich |
Where the eye mixes durchschnittliche and durchschnittlichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 17 letters in sequence. durchschnittliche runs 17 letters (CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCV) against durchschnittlichen's 18 (CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses durchschnittliche with durchschnittlichen
A purely visual mix-up. durchschnittliche ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçə]) and durchschnittlichen ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçn̩]) 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) - “durchschnittliche” sits inside “durchschnittlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchschnittliche is recorded at frequency rank #4,974, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçə]. durchschnittlichen is at rank #8,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçn̩].
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 13518, this pair ranks #1,957,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of durchschnittliche vs durchschnittlichen
Shared letters: cdehilnrstu. Private to "durchschnittliche": -. Private to "durchschnittlichen": -.
"durchschnittliche" · 17 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCV · "durchschnittlichen" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchschnittliche ← ddurchschnittliche · druchschnittliche · ducrhschnittliche · durcchschnittliche · durchcshnittliche · durchhschnittliche · durchscchnittliche · durchschhnittliche
- durchschnittlichen ← ddurchschnittlichen · druchschnittlichen · ducrhschnittlichen · durcchschnittlichen · durchcshnittlichen · durchhschnittlichen · durchscchnittlichen · durchschhnittlichen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "durchschnittliche" and "durchschnittlichen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "durchschnittliche" or "durchschnittlichen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "durchschnittliche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "durchschnittlichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,957,478 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchschnittliche" and "durchschnittlichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "durchschnittlichen 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 #1,957,478 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.