blutigvsblutigerTell them apart

Which to use

“blutig” and “blutiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#17,834
“blutig” frequency rank
#31,476
“blutiger” frequency rank
49310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature blutig blutiger
Definition mit Blut (verschmutzt) Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs blutig

Where the eye mixes blutig and blutiger

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch
blutig
8 ch
blutiger

Visual trap between blutig and blutiger

A purely visual mix-up. blutig ([ˈbluːtɪç]) and blutiger ([ˈbluːtɪɡɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “blutig” sits inside “blutiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49310, 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]. blutiger is at rank #31,476, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbluːtɪɡɐ].

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 49310, this pair ranks #1,216,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of blutig vs blutiger

Shared letters: bgiltu. Private to "blutig": -. Private to "blutiger": er.

"blutig" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "blutiger" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • blutigbblutig · bllutig · bltuig · bluitg · blutgi · blutigg · bluttig · bultig
  • blutigerbblutiger · bllutiger · bltuiger · bluitger · blutgier · blutiegr · blutigerr · blutigger

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "blutig" and "blutiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈbluːtɪç] versus [ˈbluːtɪɡɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "blutig" or "blutiger" show up more?
"blutig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,834 in our German list, against #31,476 for "blutiger". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "blutig" and "blutiger" 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 "blutiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,216,290 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "blutig" and "blutiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "blutige 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 #1,216,290 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list