stärkervsstärkererWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“stärker” and “stärkerer” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,678
“stärker” frequency rank
#35,474
“stärkerer” frequency rank
37152
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stärker stärkerer
Definition Prädikative und adverbielle Form des Komparativs des Adjektivs stark Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs stark

Where the eye mixes stärker and stärkerer

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
stärker
9 ch
stärkerer

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. stärker ([ˈʃtɛʁkɐ]) and stärkerer ([ˈʃtɛʁkəʁɐ]) 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) - “stärker” sits inside “stärkerer”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37152, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stärker is recorded at frequency rank #1,678, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁkɐ]. stärkerer is at rank #35,474, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁkəʁɐ].

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 37152, this pair ranks #1,597,505 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stärker vs stärkerer

Shared letters: ekrstä. Private to "stärker": -. Private to "stärkerer": -.

"stärker" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "stärkerer" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stärker" and "stärkerer" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛʁkɐ] versus [ˈʃtɛʁkəʁɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "stärker" or "stärkerer"?
"stärker" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,678 in our German list, against #35,474 for "stärkerer". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list