Which to use
“leistungsfähigen” and “leistungsfähiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,651
- “leistungsfähigen” frequency rank
- #44,046
- “leistungsfähiger” frequency rank
- 86697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leistungsfähigen | leistungsfähiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leistungsfähig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs leistungsfähig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set leistungsfähigen and leistungsfähiger 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. leistungsfähigen ([ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “leistungsfähigen” becomes r in “leistungsfähiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leistungsfähigen is recorded at frequency rank #42,651, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaɪ̯stʊŋsˌfɛːɪɡn̩]. 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 86697, this pair ranks #90,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of leistungsfähigen vs leistungsfähiger
Shared letters: efghilnstuä. Private to "leistungsfähigen": -. Private to "leistungsfähiger": r.
"leistungsfähigen" · 16 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVCVC · "leistungsfähiger" · 16 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCVCVC