Which to use
“glaubwürdig” and “glaubwürdiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,084
- “glaubwürdig” frequency rank
- #45,994
- “glaubwürdiger” frequency rank
- 60078
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glaubwürdig | glaubwürdiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass man ihm glauben kann | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glaubwürdig |
Where the eye mixes glaubwürdig and glaubwürdiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. glaubwürdig runs 11 letters (CCVVCCVCCVC) against glaubwürdiger's 13 (CCVVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: glaubwürdig vs glaubwürdiger
A purely visual mix-up. glaubwürdig ([ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç]) and glaubwürdiger ([ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪɡɐ]) 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) - “glaubwürdig” sits inside “glaubwürdiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glaubwürdig is recorded at frequency rank #14,084, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç]. glaubwürdiger is at rank #45,994, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪɡɐ].
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 60078, this pair ranks #800,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of glaubwürdig vs glaubwürdiger
Shared letters: abdgilruwü. Private to "glaubwürdig": -. Private to "glaubwürdiger": e.
"glaubwürdig" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVC · "glaubwürdiger" · 13 letters · shape CCVVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "glaubwürdig" and "glaubwürdiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "glaubwürdig" or "glaubwürdiger" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "glaubwürdig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glaubwürdiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #800,473 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glaubwürdig" and "glaubwürdiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glaubwürdige vs glaubwürdiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #800,473 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.