Which to use
“leistungsfähig” and “leistungsfähiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,508
- “leistungsfähig” frequency rank
- #44,046
- “leistungsfähiger” frequency rank
- 83554
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leistungsfähig | leistungsfähiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | imstande, eine Leistung zu vollbringen, eine Arbeit zu leisten | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leistungsfähig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set leistungsfähig and leistungsfähiger 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 leistungsfähiger ([ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡɐ]) 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 “leistungsfähiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83554, 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]. leistungsfähiger is at rank #44,046, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡɐ].
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 83554, this pair ranks #137,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leistungsfähig vs leistungsfähiger
Shared letters: efghilnstuä. Private to "leistungsfähig": -. Private to "leistungsfähiger": r.
"leistungsfähig" · 14 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVC · "leistungsfähiger" · 16 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVCVC