Which to use
“erreichbar” and “erreichbare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,079
- “erreichbar” frequency rank
- #36,303
- “erreichbare” frequency rank
- 41382
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreichbar | erreichbare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich erreichen lassend: mündlich per Telefon oder schriftlich per Fax, E-Mail oder Post | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erreichbar |
Where the eye mixes erreichbar and erreichbare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. erreichbar runs 10 letters (VCCVVCCCVC) against erreichbare's 11 (VCCVVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: erreichbar vs erreichbare
A purely visual mix-up. erreichbar ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːɐ̯]) and erreichbare ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːʁə]) 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) - “erreichbar” sits inside “erreichbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41382, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreichbar is recorded at frequency rank #5,079, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːɐ̯]. erreichbare is at rank #36,303, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːʁə].
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 41382, this pair ranks #1,481,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of erreichbar vs erreichbare
Shared letters: abcehir. Private to "erreichbar": -. Private to "erreichbare": -.
"erreichbar" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVC · "erreichbare" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- erreichbar ← ereichbar · ererichbar · errecihbar · erreicbhar · erreicchbar · erreichabr · erreichbarr · erreichbbar
- erreichbare ← ereichbare · ererichbare · errecihbare · erreicbhare · erreicchbare · erreichabre · erreichbaer · erreichbarre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "erreichbar" for "erreichbare" ever safe?
Which is more common, "erreichbar" or "erreichbare"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,481,123 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreichbar" and "erreichbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erreichbare vs erreichbaren". 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 #1,481,123 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.