Which to use
“erforderliche” and “erforderlichen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,464
- “erforderliche” frequency rank
- #6,784
- “erforderlichen” frequency rank
- 17248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erforderliche | erforderlichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erforderlich |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set erforderliche and erforderlichen apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. erforderliche ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçə]) and erforderlichen ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçn̩]) 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) - “erforderliche” sits inside “erforderlichen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erforderliche is recorded at frequency rank #10,464, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçə]. erforderlichen is at rank #6,784, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔʁdɐlɪçn̩].
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 17248, this pair ranks #1,929,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erforderliche vs erforderlichen
Shared letters: cdefhilor. Private to "erforderliche": -. Private to "erforderlichen": n.
"erforderliche" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCCV · "erforderlichen" · 14 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erforderliche ← efrorderliche · erfforderliche · erfodrerliche · erfordderliche · erfordelriche · erforderilche · erforderlcihe · erforderlicche
- erforderlichen ← efrorderlichen · erfforderlichen · erfodrerlichen · erfordderlichen · erfordelrichen · erforderilchen · erforderlcihen · erforderlicchen
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering erforderliche vs erforderlichen
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “erforderliche” entry
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