Which to use
“zugänglich” and “zugänglicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,091
- “zugänglich” frequency rank
- #45,064
- “zugänglicher” frequency rank
- 49155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zugänglich | zugänglicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Zugang besitzend, so dass man eintreten und ein eventuelles dortiges Angebot nutzen kann | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zugänglich |
Where the eye mixes zugänglich and zugänglicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. zugänglich runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCC) against zugänglicher's 12 (CVCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses zugänglich with zugänglicher
A purely visual mix-up. zugänglich ([ˈt͡suːˌɡɛŋlɪç]) and zugänglicher ([ˈt͡suːˌɡɛŋlɪçɐ]) 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) - “zugänglich” sits inside “zugänglicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49155, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zugänglich is recorded at frequency rank #4,091, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌɡɛŋlɪç]. zugänglicher is at rank #45,064, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːˌɡɛŋlɪçɐ].
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 49155, this pair ranks #1,222,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zugänglich vs zugänglicher
Shared letters: cghilnuzä. Private to "zugänglich": -. Private to "zugänglicher": er.
"zugänglich" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC · "zugänglicher" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "zugänglich" and "zugänglicher" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "zugänglich" or "zugänglicher" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "zugänglich" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zugänglicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,222,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zugänglich" and "zugänglicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zugängliche vs zugänglicher". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,222,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.