Which to use
“leistungsfähig” and “leistungsfähigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,508
- “leistungsfähig” frequency rank
- #42,651
- “leistungsfähigen” frequency rank
- 82159
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leistungsfähig | leistungsfähigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imstande, eine Leistung zu vollbringen, eine Arbeit zu leisten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leistungsfähig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set leistungsfähig and leistungsfähigen 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 leistungsfähigen ([ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡn̩]) 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) - “leistungsfähig” sits inside “leistungsfähigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82159, 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]. leistungsfähigen is at rank #42,651, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡn̩].
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 82159, this pair ranks #162,282 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leistungsfähig vs leistungsfähigen
Shared letters: efghilnstuä. Private to "leistungsfähig": -. Private to "leistungsfähigen": -.
"leistungsfähig" · 14 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVC · "leistungsfähigen" · 16 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVCVC