Which to use
“minderjährig” and “minderjährige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,188
- “minderjährig” frequency rank
- #12,760
- “minderjährige” frequency rank
- 45948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minderjährig | minderjährige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht erwachsen im rechtlichen Sinne | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs minderjährig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set minderjährig and minderjährige apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. minderjährig ([ˈmɪndɐˌjɛːʁɪç]) and minderjährige ([ˈmɪndɐˌjɛːʁɪɡə]) 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) - “minderjährig” sits inside “minderjährige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
minderjährig is recorded at frequency rank #33,188, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪndɐˌjɛːʁɪç]. minderjährige is at rank #12,760, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪndɐˌjɛːʁɪɡə].
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 45948, this pair ranks #1,335,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minderjährig vs minderjährige
Shared letters: deghijmnrä. Private to "minderjährig": -. Private to "minderjährige": -.
"minderjährig" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC · "minderjährige" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVCV