Which to use
“verlässlichen” and “verlässlicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,343
- “verlässlichen” frequency rank
- #37,869
- “verlässlicher” frequency rank
- 69212
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verlässlichen | verlässlicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlässlich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verlässlich |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set verlässlichen and verlässlicher apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. verlässlichen ([ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪçn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “verlässlichen” becomes r in “verlässlicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69212, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verlässlichen is recorded at frequency rank #31,343, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌfɛɐ̯ˈlɛslɪçn̩]. 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 69212, this pair ranks #483,564 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of verlässlichen vs verlässlicher
Shared letters: cehilrsvä. Private to "verlässlichen": n. Private to "verlässlicher": -.
"verlässlichen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCVC · "verlässlicher" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCCVC