zuverlässigeres

Zuverlässigeres is the comparative form of the German adjective zuverlässig, meaning more reliable. It is used to describe something that is more dependable than another thing. The form is most commonly seen before a noun in the neuter singular, or can be nominalized as a noun itself.

In grammar, zuverlässigeres appears in several patterns. Before a noun with no article, the strong declension yields zuverlässigeres Auto, for example, meaning “a more reliable car.” With a definite article, the ending changes to das zuverlässigere Auto, meaning “the more reliable car.” With an indefinite article, one writes ein zuverlässigeres Auto, meaning “a more reliable car.” The phrase can also appear in the nominalized form das Zuverlässigere, used to refer to “the more reliable one” or “the more reliable option.”

Etymologically, zuverlässig comes from verläss- plus the adjective suffix -lich, with the prefixed form zu- contributing to its meaning of reliability. The comparative suffix -er and the neuter singular ending -es (in attributive position without an article) produce zuverlässigeres.

Usage notes: zuverlässigeres is appropriate in comparative constructions when comparing two or more items on reliability. For the superlative, one would use zuverlässigsten or the phrase am zuverlässigsten. Related terms include Zuverlässigkeit (reliability, dependability) and Verlässlichkeit (dependability, trustworthiness).

Overall, zuverlässigeres is a standard, neutral form used to compare reliability in German, with clear rules for attributive and nominalized usage.