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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blutig" and "blutiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "blutig" or "blutiger" show up more?
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.