volkswirtschaftlichvsvolkswirtschaftlicheWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“volkswirtschaftlich” and “volkswirtschaftliche” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,378
“volkswirtschaftlich” frequency rank
#40,300
“volkswirtschaftliche” frequency rank
86678
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature volkswirtschaftlich volkswirtschaftliche
Definition die Volkswirtschaft betreffend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs volkswirtschaftlich

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set volkswirtschaftlich and volkswirtschaftliche apart are highlighted. They share 19 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

19 ch
volkswirtschaftlich
20 ch
volkswirtschaftliche

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. volkswirtschaftlich ([ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaftlɪç]) and volkswirtschaftliche ([ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaftlɪçə]) 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) - “volkswirtschaftlich” sits inside “volkswirtschaftliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

volkswirtschaftlich is recorded at frequency rank #46,378, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaftlɪç]. volkswirtschaftliche is at rank #40,300, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaftlɪçə].

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 86678, this pair ranks #90,401 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of volkswirtschaftlich vs volkswirtschaftliche

Shared letters: acfhiklorstvw. Private to "volkswirtschaftlich": -. Private to "volkswirtschaftliche": e.

"volkswirtschaftlich" · 19 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCCCVCCCVCC  ·  "volkswirtschaftliche" · 20 letters · shape CVCCCCVCCCCCVCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • volkswirtschaftlichovlkswirtschaftlich · vlokswirtschaftlich · voklswirtschaftlich · volkkswirtschaftlich · volksiwrtschaftlich · volksswirtschaftlich · volkswirrtschaftlich · volkswirstchaftlich
  • volkswirtschaftlicheovlkswirtschaftliche · vlokswirtschaftliche · voklswirtschaftliche · volkkswirtschaftliche · volksiwrtschaftliche · volksswirtschaftliche · volkswirrtschaftliche · volkswirstchaftliche

Frequency comparison

volkswirtschaftlich#46,378
volkswirtschaftliche#40,300

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "volkswirtschaftlich" and "volkswirtschaftliche" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaftlɪç] versus [ˈfɔlksvɪʁtˌʃaftlɪçə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "volkswirtschaftlich" or "volkswirtschaftliche"?
"volkswirtschaftliche" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #40,300 in our German list, against #46,378 for "volkswirtschaftlich". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list