durchschnittlichenvsdurchschnittlichesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“durchschnittlichen” and “durchschnittliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,544
“durchschnittlichen” frequency rank
#41,752
“durchschnittliches” frequency rank
50296
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature durchschnittlichen durchschnittliches
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchschnittlich Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchschnittlich

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set durchschnittlichen and durchschnittliches apart are highlighted. They share 17 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

18 ch
durchschnittlichen
18 ch
durchschnittliches

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. durchschnittlichen ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “durchschnittlichen” becomes s in “durchschnittliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50296, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

durchschnittlichen is recorded at frequency rank #8,544, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçn̩]. 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 50296, this pair ranks #1,179,078 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of durchschnittlichen vs durchschnittliches

Shared letters: cdehilnrstu. Private to "durchschnittlichen": -. Private to "durchschnittliches": -.

"durchschnittlichen" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC  ·  "durchschnittliches" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • durchschnittlichenddurchschnittlichen · druchschnittlichen · ducrhschnittlichen · durcchschnittlichen · durchcshnittlichen · durchhschnittlichen · durchscchnittlichen · durchschhnittlichen
  • durchschnittlichesddurchschnittliches · druchschnittliches · ducrhschnittliches · durcchschnittliches · durchcshnittliches · durchhschnittliches · durchscchnittliches · durchschhnittliches

Frequency comparison

durchschnittlichen#8,544
durchschnittliches#41,752

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "durchschnittlichen" and "durchschnittliches" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçn̩] versus [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "durchschnittlichen" or "durchschnittliches"?
"durchschnittlichen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,544 in our German list, against #41,752 for "durchschnittliches". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering durchschnittlichen vs durchschnittliches

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list