Which to use
“durchschnittlicher” and “durchschnittliches” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,008
- “durchschnittlicher” frequency rank
- #41,752
- “durchschnittliches” frequency rank
- 72760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | durchschnittlicher | durchschnittliches |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs durchschnittlich | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs durchschnittlich |
Where the eye mixes durchschnittlicher and durchschnittliches
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 17 letters in sequence. durchschnittlicher and durchschnittliches follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between durchschnittlicher and durchschnittliches
A purely visual mix-up. durchschnittlicher ([ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçɐ]) 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 - r in “durchschnittlicher” becomes s in “durchschnittliches”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
durchschnittlicher is recorded at frequency rank #31,008, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʊʁçˌʃnɪtlɪçɐ]. 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 72760, this pair ranks #379,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of durchschnittlicher vs durchschnittliches
Shared letters: cdehilnrstu. Private to "durchschnittlicher": -. Private to "durchschnittliches": -.
"durchschnittlicher" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC · "durchschnittliches" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCCCCCVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- durchschnittlicher ← ddurchschnittlicher · druchschnittlicher · ducrhschnittlicher · durcchschnittlicher · durchcshnittlicher · durchhschnittlicher · durchscchnittlicher · durchschhnittlicher
- durchschnittliches ← ddurchschnittliches · druchschnittliches · ducrhschnittliches · durcchschnittliches · durchcshnittliches · durchhschnittliches · durchscchnittliches · durchschhnittliches
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "durchschnittlicher" and "durchschnittliches" mean the same thing in a sentence?
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "durchschnittlicher" and "durchschnittliches" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "durchschnittlicher" 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 #379,249 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "durchschnittlicher" and "durchschnittliches" 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 #379,249 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.