Which to use
“hinreichend” and “hinreichende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,303
- “hinreichend” frequency rank
- #40,597
- “hinreichende” frequency rank
- 52900
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hinreichend | hinreichende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das rechte Maß von dem, was da sein muss – nicht zu viel und nicht zu wenig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hinreichend |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set hinreichend and hinreichende apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. hinreichend ([ˈhɪnˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]) and hinreichende ([ˈhɪnˌʁaɪ̯çn̩də]) 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) - “hinreichend” sits inside “hinreichende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52900, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hinreichend is recorded at frequency rank #12,303, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌʁaɪ̯çn̩t]. hinreichende is at rank #40,597, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɪnˌʁaɪ̯çn̩də].
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 52900, this pair ranks #1,078,921 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hinreichend vs hinreichende
Shared letters: cdehinr. Private to "hinreichend": -. Private to "hinreichende": -.
"hinreichend" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC · "hinreichende" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hinreichend ← hhinreichend · hinerichend · hinnreichend · hinrecihend · hinreicchend · hinreicehnd · hinreichedn · hinreichendd
- hinreichende ← hhinreichende · hinerichende · hinnreichende · hinrecihende · hinreicchende · hinreicehnde · hinreichedne · hinreichendde
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering hinreichend vs hinreichende
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- 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 “hinreichend” entry
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