Which to use
“bedürftige” and “bedürftigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,911
- “bedürftige” frequency rank
- #25,459
- “bedürftigen” frequency rank
- 51370
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bedürftige | bedürftigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bedürftig |
Where the eye mixes bedürftige and bedürftigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. bedürftige runs 10 letters (CVCVCCCVCV) against bedürftigen's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bedürftige vs bedürftigen
A purely visual mix-up. bedürftige ([bəˈdʏʁftɪɡə]) and bedürftigen ([bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩]) 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) - “bedürftige” sits inside “bedürftigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51370, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bedürftige is recorded at frequency rank #25,911, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdʏʁftɪɡə]. bedürftigen is at rank #25,459, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈdʏʁftɪɡn̩].
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 51370, this pair ranks #1,138,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of bedürftige vs bedürftigen
Shared letters: bdefgirtü. Private to "bedürftige": -. Private to "bedürftigen": n.
"bedürftige" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCV · "bedürftigen" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "bedürftige" and "bedürftigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "bedürftige" or "bedürftigen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bedürftige" and "bedürftigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bedürftige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bedürftigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,138,146 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bedürftige" and "bedürftigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bedurfte vs bedürftige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,138,146 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.