Which to use
“blutige” and “blutigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,846
- “blutige” frequency rank
- #14,030
- “blutigen” frequency rank
- 29876
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blutige | blutigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blutig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs blutig |
Where the eye mixes blutige and blutigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. blutige runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against blutigen's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between blutige and blutigen
A purely visual mix-up. blutige ([ˈbluːtɪɡə]) and blutigen ([ˈbluːtɪɡn̩]) 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) - “blutige” sits inside “blutigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29876, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blutige is recorded at frequency rank #15,846, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbluːtɪɡə]. blutigen is at rank #14,030, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbluːtɪɡn̩].
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 29876, this pair ranks #1,758,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of blutige vs blutigen
Shared letters: begiltu. Private to "blutige": -. Private to "blutigen": n.
"blutige" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "blutigen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blutige" and "blutigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "blutige" vs "blutigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "blutige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blutigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,758,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blutige" and "blutigen" 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 #1,758,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.