stärkerenvsstärkeresWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,948
“stärkeren” frequency rank
#27,509
“stärkeres” frequency rank
38457
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stärkeren stärkeres
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs stark Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs stark

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set stärkeren and stärkeres apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
stärkeren
9 ch
stärkeres

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. stärkeren ([ˈʃtɛʁkəʁən]) and stärkeres ([ˈʃtɛʁkəʁəs]) 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 “stärkeren” becomes s in “stärkeres”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stärkeren is recorded at frequency rank #10,948, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁkəʁən]. stärkeres is at rank #27,509, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛʁkəʁəs].

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 38457, this pair ranks #1,563,486 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stärkeren vs stärkeres

Shared letters: ekrstä. Private to "stärkeren": n. Private to "stärkeres": -.

"stärkeren" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC  ·  "stärkeres" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "stärkeren" and "stärkeres" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛʁkəʁən] versus [ˈʃtɛʁkəʁəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "stärkeren" or "stärkeres"?
"stärkeren" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,948 in our German list, against #27,509 for "stärkeres". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list