Which to use
“blutig” and “blutige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,834
- “blutig” frequency rank
- #15,846
- “blutige” frequency rank
- 33680
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blutig | blutige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Blut (verschmutzt) | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blutig |
Where the eye mixes blutig and blutige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. blutig runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against blutige's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between blutig and blutige
A purely visual mix-up. blutig ([ˈbluːtɪç]) and blutige ([ˈbluːtɪɡə]) 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) - “blutig” sits inside “blutige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33680, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blutig is recorded at frequency rank #17,834, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbluːtɪç]. blutige is at rank #15,846, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbluːtɪɡə].
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 33680, this pair ranks #1,680,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blutig vs blutige
Shared letters: bgiltu. Private to "blutig": -. Private to "blutige": e.
"blutig" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "blutige" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "blutig" for "blutige" ever safe?
Which is more common, "blutig" or "blutige"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "blutig" and "blutige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "blutig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blutige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,680,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blutig" and "blutige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blutig vs blutiger". 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 #1,680,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.