Which to use
“furchtbar” and “furchtbarer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,484
- “furchtbar” frequency rank
- #35,780
- “furchtbarer” frequency rank
- 41264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furchtbar | furchtbarer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in starken Ausmaße negativ oder Entsetzen, Furcht hervorrufend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set furchtbar and furchtbarer 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. furchtbar ([ˈfʊʁçtbaːɐ̯]) and furchtbarer ([ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁɐ]) 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) - “furchtbar” sits inside “furchtbarer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
furchtbar is recorded at frequency rank #5,484, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʊʁçtbaːɐ̯]. furchtbarer is at rank #35,780, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁɐ].
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 41264, this pair ranks #1,484,587 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of furchtbar vs furchtbarer
Shared letters: abcfhrtu. Private to "furchtbar": -. Private to "furchtbarer": e.
"furchtbar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCCCVC · "furchtbarer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- furchtbar ← ffurchtbar · fucrhtbar · furcchtbar · furchbtar · furchhtbar · furchtabr · furchtbarr · furchtbbar
- furchtbarer ← ffurchtbarer · fruchtbarer · fucrhtbarer · furcchtbarer · furchbtarer · furchhtbarer · furchtabrer · furchtbaerr
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering furchtbar vs furchtbarer
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 “furchtbar” entry
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