Which to use
“sachverständige” and “sachverständigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,408
- “sachverständige” frequency rank
- #18,048
- “sachverständigen” frequency rank
- 39456
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sachverständige | sachverständigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachverständig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sachverständig |
Where the eye mixes sachverständige and sachverständigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 15 letters in sequence. sachverständige runs 15 letters (CVCCCVCCCVCCVCV) against sachverständigen's 16 (CVCCCVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between sachverständige and sachverständigen
A purely visual mix-up. sachverständige ([ˈzaxfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛndɪɡə]) and sachverständigen ([ˈzaxfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛndɪɡn̩]) 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) - “sachverständige” sits inside “sachverständigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39456, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sachverständige is recorded at frequency rank #21,408, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaxfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛndɪɡə]. sachverständigen is at rank #18,048, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaxfɛɐ̯ˌʃtɛndɪɡn̩].
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 39456, this pair ranks #1,536,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sachverständige vs sachverständigen
Shared letters: acdeghinrstvä. Private to "sachverständige": -. Private to "sachverständigen": -.
"sachverständige" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVCCVCV · "sachverständigen" · 16 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sachverständige" for "sachverständigen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sachverständige" vs "sachverständigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sachverständige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sachverständigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,536,293 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sachverständige" and "sachverständigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sachverständige vs Sachverständiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,536,293 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.