Which to use
“vierjährige” and “vierjährigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,288
- “vierjährige” frequency rank
- #36,717
- “vierjährigen” frequency rank
- 74005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vierjährige | vierjährigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vierjährig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vierjährig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vierjährige and vierjährigen 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. vierjährige ([ˈfiːɐ̯ˌjɛːʁɪɡə]) and vierjährigen ([ˈfiːɐ̯ˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “vierjährige” sits inside “vierjährigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vierjährige is recorded at frequency rank #37,288, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌjɛːʁɪɡə]. vierjährigen is at rank #36,717, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːɐ̯ˌjɛːʁɪɡn̩].
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 74005, this pair ranks #344,986 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vierjährige vs vierjährigen
Shared letters: eghijrvä. Private to "vierjährige": -. Private to "vierjährigen": n.
"vierjährige" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCV · "vierjährigen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCCVCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering vierjährige vs vierjährigen
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