Which to use
“baldige” and “baldigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,641
- “baldige” frequency rank
- #28,086
- “baldigen” frequency rank
- 50727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | baldige | baldigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs baldig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs baldig |
Where the eye mixes baldige and baldigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. baldige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against baldigen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses baldige with baldigen
A purely visual mix-up. baldige ([ˈbaldɪɡə]) and baldigen ([ˈbaldɪɡn̩]) 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) - “baldige” sits inside “baldigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
baldige is recorded at frequency rank #22,641, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaldɪɡə]. baldigen is at rank #28,086, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbaldɪɡn̩].
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 50727, this pair ranks #1,162,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of baldige vs baldigen
Shared letters: abdegil. Private to "baldige": -. Private to "baldigen": n.
"baldige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "baldigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "baldige" and "baldigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "baldige" vs "baldigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "baldige" and "baldigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "baldige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "baldigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,162,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "baldige" and "baldigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "baldigen vs Bandagen". 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 #1,162,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.