Which to use
“leistungsfähige” and “leistungsfähigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,887
- “leistungsfähige” frequency rank
- #42,651
- “leistungsfähigen” frequency rank
- 78538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leistungsfähige | leistungsfähigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leistungsfähig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leistungsfähig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set leistungsfähige and leistungsfähigen apart are highlighted. They share 15 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. leistungsfähige ([ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “leistungsfähige” sits inside “leistungsfähigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leistungsfähige is recorded at frequency rank #35,887, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡə]. 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 78538, this pair ranks #236,095 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leistungsfähige vs leistungsfähigen
Shared letters: efghilnstuä. Private to "leistungsfähige": -. Private to "leistungsfähigen": -.
"leistungsfähige" · 15 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVCV · "leistungsfähigen" · 16 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVCVC