Which to use
“leistungsfähig” and “leistungsfähige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,508
- “leistungsfähig” frequency rank
- #35,887
- “leistungsfähige” frequency rank
- 75395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leistungsfähig | leistungsfähige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imstande, eine Leistung zu vollbringen, eine Arbeit zu leisten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leistungsfähig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set leistungsfähig and leistungsfähige apart are highlighted. They share 14 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. leistungsfähig ([ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪç]) and leistungsfähige ([ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡə]) 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) - “leistungsfähig” sits inside “leistungsfähige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leistungsfähig is recorded at frequency rank #39,508, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪç]. leistungsfähige is at rank #35,887, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡə].
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 75395, this pair ranks #309,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leistungsfähig vs leistungsfähige
Shared letters: efghilnstuä. Private to "leistungsfähig": -. Private to "leistungsfähige": -.
"leistungsfähig" · 14 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVC · "leistungsfähige" · 15 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVCV