Which to use
“minderjährig” and “minderjährigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,188
- “minderjährig” frequency rank
- #12,540
- “minderjährigen” frequency rank
- 45728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | minderjährig | minderjährigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht erwachsen im rechtlichen Sinne | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs minderjährig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set minderjährig and minderjährigen 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 minderjährigen ([ˈmɪndɐˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “minderjährig” sits inside “minderjährigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45728, 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]. minderjährigen is at rank #12,540, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmɪndɐˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩].
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 45728, this pair ranks #1,343,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of minderjährig vs minderjährigen
Shared letters: deghijmnrä. Private to "minderjährig": -. Private to "minderjährigen": -.
"minderjährig" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC · "minderjährigen" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVCVC