Which to use
“verfügbar” and “verfügbaren” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,219
- “verfügbar” frequency rank
- #10,584
- “verfügbaren” frequency rank
- 13803
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verfügbar | verfügbaren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zur Verfügung stehend, so dass man darüber verfügen, es nutzen, verändern, weitergeben oder vernichten kann | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs verfügbar |
Where the eye mixes verfügbar and verfügbaren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verfügbar vs verfügbaren
A purely visual mix-up. verfügbar ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkbaːɐ̯]) and verfügbaren ([fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkˌbaːʁən]) 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) - “verfügbar” sits inside “verfügbaren”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13803, 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]. verfügbaren is at rank #10,584, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈfyːkˌbaːʁən].
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 13803, this pair ranks #1,955,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verfügbar vs verfügbaren
Shared letters: abefgrvü. Private to "verfügbar": -. Private to "verfügbaren": n.
"verfügbar" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "verfügbaren" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verfügbar" for "verfügbaren" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verfügbar" or "verfügbaren" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "verfügbar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verfügbaren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,955,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verfügbar" and "verfügbaren" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfügbare vs verfügbaren". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,955,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.