Which to use
“flexible” and “flexibler” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,422
- “flexible” frequency rank
- #19,907
- “flexibler” frequency rank
- 36329
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | flexible | flexibler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs flexibel |
Where the eye mixes flexible and flexibler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between flexible and flexibler
A purely visual mix-up. flexible ([flɛˈksiːblə]) and flexibler ([flɛˈksiːblɐ]) 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) - “flexible” sits inside “flexibler”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36329, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
flexible is recorded at frequency rank #16,422, classified as anadj, pronounced [flɛˈksiːblə]. flexibler is at rank #19,907, tagged as anadj, pronounced [flɛˈksiːblɐ].
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 36329, this pair ranks #1,618,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of flexible vs flexibler
Shared letters: befilx. Private to "flexible": -. Private to "flexibler": r.
"flexible" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "flexibler" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "flexible" for "flexibler" ever safe?
Which is more common, "flexible" or "flexibler"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "flexible" and "flexibler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "flexible" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flexibler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,618,342 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "flexible" and "flexibler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "flexiblen vs flexibler". 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 #1,618,342 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.