Which to use
“verlässlich” and “verlässliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,437
- “verlässlich” frequency rank
- #18,744
- “verlässliche” frequency rank
- 38181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlässlich | verlässliche |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass man sich darauf verlassen kann | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlässlich |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verlässlich and verlässliche apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. verlässlich ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪç]) and verlässliche ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪçə]) 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) - “verlässlich” sits inside “verlässliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlässlich is recorded at frequency rank #19,437, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪç]. verlässliche is at rank #18,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪçə].
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 38181, this pair ranks #1,570,753 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verlässlich vs verlässliche
Shared letters: cehilrsvä. Private to "verlässlich": -. Private to "verlässliche": -.
"verlässlich" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC · "verlässliche" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCV