wahrscheinlichere

Wahrscheinlichere is the comparative form of the German adjective wahrscheinlich, meaning "more probable" or "more likely." It is used to compare two or more possibilities or outcomes in attributive position before a noun.

Usage and examples

In attributive use before a noun, the form is inflected according to gender, number, and case. For example: eine wahrscheinlichere Lösung (a more probable solution), die wahrscheinlichere Option (the more probable option). With a definite article the ending follows the standard adjective declension pattern after der/die/das, producing forms such as der wahrscheinlichere Mann (the more probable man) and die wahrscheinlicheren Gründe (the more probable reasons). In plural phrases without a definite determiner, the ending also adapts to the plural form, as in die wahrscheinlicheren Ergebnisse.

Predicative use and adverbial sense

As a predicate adjective after a verb, the form is typically wahrscheinlicher (more probable), e.g., Es ist wahrscheinlicher, dass es regnet. In this position the ending differs from the attributive form, which is the -ere variant. The word can also function in adverbial sense in comparative clauses, though more common constructions often use the clause-level comparative without a dedicated adverbial form.

Etymology and related forms

Wahrscheinlichere derives from wahrscheinlich plus the comparative suffix -er, following standard German adjective morphology. Related forms include the base adjective wahrscheinlich (likely) and the plural or non-comparative forms such as die wahrscheinlichsten Gründe for superlative comparisons. The term is primarily used in formal, analytical, or written German to express higher probability in comparison to another option or hypothesis.

See also

wahrscheinlich, Komparation im Deutschen, Adjektivdeklination.