Which to use
“verfügbar” and “verfügbare” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,219
- “verfügbar” frequency rank
- #19,436
- “verfügbare” frequency rank
- 22655
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügbar | verfügbare |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Verfügung stehend, so dass man darüber verfügen, es nutzen, verändern, weitergeben oder vernichten kann | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verfügbar |
Where the eye mixes verfügbar and verfügbare
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verfügbar vs verfügbare
A purely visual mix-up. verfügbar ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkbaːɐ̯]) and verfügbare ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkbaːʁə]) 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) - “verfügbar” sits inside “verfügbare”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22655, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verfügbar is recorded at frequency rank #3,219, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkbaːɐ̯]. verfügbare is at rank #19,436, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkbaːʁə].
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 22655, this pair ranks #1,871,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügbar vs verfügbare
Shared letters: abefgrvü. Private to "verfügbar": -. Private to "verfügbare": -.
"verfügbar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verfügbare" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verfügbar" and "verfügbare" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verfügbar" vs "verfügbare" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verfügbar" and "verfügbare" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügbare" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,871,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügbar" and "verfügbare" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfügbare vs verfügbaren". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,871,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.