Which to use
“artig” is an adjective and “Artur” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,505
- “artig” frequency rank
- #20,831
- “Artur” frequency rank
- 41336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | artig | Artur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nett, lieb und vernünftig | männlicher Vorname |
Where the eye mixes artig and Artur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. artig and Artur follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses artig with Artur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: artig is [ˈaːɐ̯tɪç] while Artur is [ˈaʁtʊʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
artig is recorded at frequency rank #20,505, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːɐ̯tɪç]. Artur is at rank #20,831, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈaʁtʊʁ].
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 41336, this pair ranks #1,482,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of artig vs Artur
Shared letters: art. Private to "artig": gi. Private to "Artur": u.
"artig" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "Artur" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "artig" for "Artur" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "artig" or "Artur" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "artig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Artur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,482,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "artig" and "Artur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abtun vs Artur". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,482,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.