Which to use
“furchtbaren” and “furchtbarer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,259
- “furchtbaren” frequency rank
- #35,780
- “furchtbarer” frequency rank
- 56039
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | furchtbaren | furchtbarer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs furchtbar |
Where the eye mixes furchtbaren and furchtbarer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. furchtbaren and furchtbarer follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses furchtbaren with furchtbarer
A purely visual mix-up. furchtbaren ([ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁən]) 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 a single letter - n in “furchtbaren” becomes r in “furchtbarer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
furchtbaren is recorded at frequency rank #20,259, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʊʁçtbaːʁən]. 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 56039, this pair ranks #955,996 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of furchtbaren vs furchtbarer
Shared letters: abcefhrtu. Private to "furchtbaren": n. Private to "furchtbarer": -.
"furchtbaren" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVC · "furchtbarer" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- furchtbaren ← ffurchtbaren · fucrhtbaren · furcchtbaren · furchbtaren · furchhtbaren · furchtabren · furchtbaern · furchtbarenn
- furchtbarer ← ffurchtbarer · fruchtbarer · fucrhtbarer · furcchtbarer · furchbtarer · furchhtbarer · furchtabrer · furchtbaerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "furchtbaren" and "furchtbarer" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "furchtbaren" or "furchtbarer" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "furchtbaren" and "furchtbarer" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "furchtbaren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "furchtbarer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #955,996 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "furchtbaren" and "furchtbarer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "furchtbarer vs furchtbares". 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 #955,996 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.