Which to use
“erfolgreiche” and “erfolgreicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,649
- “erfolgreiche” frequency rank
- #7,038
- “erfolgreicher” frequency rank
- 10687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfolgreiche | erfolgreicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolgreich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfolgreich |
Where the eye mixes erfolgreiche and erfolgreicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. erfolgreiche runs 12 letters (VCCVCCCVVCCV) against erfolgreicher's 13 (VCCVCCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erfolgreiche and erfolgreicher
A purely visual mix-up. erfolgreiche ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çə]) and erfolgreicher ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çɐ]) 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) - “erfolgreiche” sits inside “erfolgreicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10687, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfolgreiche is recorded at frequency rank #3,649, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çə]. erfolgreicher is at rank #7,038, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çɐ].
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 10687, this pair ranks #1,973,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erfolgreiche vs erfolgreicher
Shared letters: cefghilor. Private to "erfolgreiche": -. Private to "erfolgreicher": -.
"erfolgreiche" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCV · "erfolgreicher" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erfolgreiche ← efrolgreiche · erffolgreiche · erflogreiche · erfoglreiche · erfolgeriche · erfolggreiche · erfolgrecihe · erfolgreicche
- erfolgreicher ← efrolgreicher · erffolgreicher · erflogreicher · erfoglreicher · erfolgericher · erfolggreicher · erfolgreciher · erfolgreiccher
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erfolgreiche" and "erfolgreicher" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erfolgreiche" vs "erfolgreicher" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgreiche" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgreicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,860 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfolgreiche" and "erfolgreicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfolgreichem vs erfolgreicher". 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 #1,973,860 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.