Which to use
“verlässlich” and “verlässlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,437
- “verlässlich” frequency rank
- #37,869
- “verlässlicher” frequency rank
- 57306
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlässlich | verlässlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | so, dass man sich darauf verlassen kann | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlässlich |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verlässlich and verlässlicher 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 verlässlicher ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪçɐ]) 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) - “verlässlich” sits inside “verlässlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57306, 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]. verlässlicher is at rank #37,869, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪçɐ].
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 57306, this pair ranks #906,408 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verlässlich vs verlässlicher
Shared letters: cehilrsvä. Private to "verlässlich": -. Private to "verlässlicher": -.
"verlässlich" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC · "verlässlicher" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCVC