Which to use
“erreichbare” and “erreichbaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,303
- “erreichbare” frequency rank
- #36,304
- “erreichbaren” frequency rank
- 72607
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erreichbare | erreichbaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erreichbar | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs erreichbar |
Where the eye mixes erreichbare and erreichbaren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. erreichbare runs 11 letters (VCCVVCCCVCV) against erreichbaren's 12 (VCCVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between erreichbare and erreichbaren
A purely visual mix-up. erreichbare ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːʁə]) and erreichbaren ([ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːʁən]) 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) - “erreichbare” sits inside “erreichbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72607, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erreichbare is recorded at frequency rank #36,303, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːʁə]. erreichbaren is at rank #36,304, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯çbaːʁən].
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 72607, this pair ranks #383,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of erreichbare vs erreichbaren
Shared letters: abcehir. Private to "erreichbare": -. Private to "erreichbaren": n.
"erreichbare" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVCV · "erreichbaren" · 12 letters · shape VCCVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erreichbare ← ereichbare · ererichbare · errecihbare · erreicbhare · erreicchbare · erreichabre · erreichbaer · erreichbarre
- erreichbaren ← ereichbaren · ererichbaren · errecihbaren · erreicbharen · erreicchbaren · erreichabren · erreichbaern · erreichbarenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "erreichbare" and "erreichbaren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "erreichbare" vs "erreichbaren" - 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 "erreichbare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erreichbaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #383,576 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erreichbare" and "erreichbaren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erreichbar 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 #383,576 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.