Which to use
“erkennbar” and “erkennbaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,267
- “erkennbar” frequency rank
- #23,920
- “erkennbaren” frequency rank
- 28187
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erkennbar | erkennbaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so deutlich, dass man weiß, was man vor seinen Augen hat | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erkennbar |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set erkennbar and erkennbaren apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. erkennbar ([ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯]) and erkennbaren ([ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːʁən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “erkennbar” sits inside “erkennbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28187, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erkennbar is recorded at frequency rank #4,267, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːɐ̯]. erkennbaren is at rank #23,920, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnbaːʁən].
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 28187, this pair ranks #1,789,070 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erkennbar vs erkennbaren
Shared letters: abeknr. Private to "erkennbar": -. Private to "erkennbaren": -.
"erkennbar" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCCVC · "erkennbaren" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erkennbar ← ekrennbar · ereknnbar · erkenbar · erkenbnar · erkennabr · erkennbarr · erkennbbar · erkennbra
- erkennbaren ← ekrennbaren · ereknnbaren · erkenbaren · erkenbnaren · erkennabren · erkennbaern · erkennbarenn · erkennbarne
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering erkennbar vs erkennbaren
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 “erkennbar” entry
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