voraussichtlichvsvoraussichtlicheWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#7,129
“voraussichtlich” frequency rank
#41,563
“voraussichtliche” frequency rank
48692
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature voraussichtlich voraussichtliche
Definition unter Berücksichtigung bekannter Umstände wahrscheinlich Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs voraussichtlich

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set voraussichtlich and voraussichtliche apart are highlighted. They share 15 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

15 ch
voraussichtlich
16 ch
voraussichtliche

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. voraussichtlich ([foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç]) and voraussichtliche ([foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪçə]) 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) - “voraussichtlich” sits inside “voraussichtliche”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

voraussichtlich is recorded at frequency rank #7,129, classified as anadj, pronounced [foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç]. voraussichtliche is at rank #41,563, tagged as anadj, pronounced [foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪçə].

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 48692, this pair ranks #1,239,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of voraussichtlich vs voraussichtliche

Shared letters: achilorstuv. Private to "voraussichtlich": -. Private to "voraussichtliche": e.

"voraussichtlich" · 15 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCCCVCC  ·  "voraussichtliche" · 16 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • voraussichtlichovraussichtlich · voarussichtlich · vorasusichtlich · vorausichtlich · vorausischtlich · vorausscihtlich · voraussicchtlich · voraussichhtlich
  • voraussichtlicheovraussichtliche · voarussichtliche · vorasusichtliche · vorausichtliche · vorausischtliche · vorausscihtliche · voraussicchtliche · voraussichhtliche

Frequency comparison

voraussichtlich#7,129
voraussichtliche#41,563

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "voraussichtlich" and "voraussichtliche" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪç] versus [foˈʁaʊ̯szɪçtlɪçə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "voraussichtlich" or "voraussichtliche"?
"voraussichtlich" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,129 in our German list, against #41,563 for "voraussichtliche". 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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list