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“durchschnittliche” and “durchschnittliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,974
- “durchschnittliche” frequency rank
- #41,752
- “durchschnittliches” frequency rank
- 46726
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchschnittliche | durchschnittliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs durchschnittlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchschnittlich |
Where the eye mixes durchschnittliche and durchschnittliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 17 letters in sequence. durchschnittliche runs 17 letters (CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCV) against durchschnittliches'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 durchschnittliches
A purely visual mix-up. durchschnittliche ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “durchschnittliche” sits inside “durchschnittliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46726, 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]. 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 46726, this pair ranks #1,309,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of durchschnittliche vs durchschnittliches
Shared letters: cdehilnrstu. Private to "durchschnittliche": -. Private to "durchschnittliches": -.
"durchschnittliche" · 17 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCV · "durchschnittliches" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchschnittliche ← ddurchschnittliche · druchschnittliche · ducrhschnittliche · durcchschnittliche · durchcshnittliche · durchhschnittliche · durchscchnittliche · durchschhnittliche
- durchschnittliches ← ddurchschnittliches · druchschnittliches · ducrhschnittliches · durcchschnittliches · durchcshnittliches · durchhschnittliches · durchscchnittliches · durchschhnittliches
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchschnittliche" and "durchschnittliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "durchschnittliche" or "durchschnittliches"?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "durchschnittliche" 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 #1,309,099 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchschnittliche" 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 #1,309,099 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.