Which to use
“fruchtbar” and “fruchtbare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,309
- “fruchtbar” frequency rank
- #31,048
- “fruchtbare” frequency rank
- 58357
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fruchtbar | fruchtbare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur (starken) Vermehrung fähig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fruchtbar |
Where the eye mixes fruchtbar and fruchtbare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fruchtbar with fruchtbare
A purely visual mix-up. fruchtbar ([ˈfʁʊxtbaːɐ̯]) and fruchtbare ([ˈfʁʊxtbaːʁə]) 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) - “fruchtbar” sits inside “fruchtbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58357, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fruchtbar is recorded at frequency rank #27,309, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁʊxtbaːɐ̯]. fruchtbare is at rank #31,048, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁʊxtbaːʁə].
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 58357, this pair ranks #865,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fruchtbar vs fruchtbare
Shared letters: abcfhrtu. Private to "fruchtbar": -. Private to "fruchtbare": e.
"fruchtbar" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCCVC · "fruchtbare" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fruchtbar ← ffruchtbar · frcuhtbar · frruchtbar · frucchtbar · fruchbtar · fruchhtbar · fruchtabr · fruchtbarr
- fruchtbare ← ffruchtbare · frcuhtbare · frruchtbare · frucchtbare · fruchbtare · fruchhtbare · fruchtabre · fruchtbaer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fruchtbar" and "fruchtbare" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fruchtbar" vs "fruchtbare" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fruchtbar" and "fruchtbare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fruchtbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fruchtbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #865,922 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fruchtbar" and "fruchtbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fruchtbare vs fruchtbaren". 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 #865,922 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.