Which to use
“doofe” and “doofen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,085
- “doofe” frequency rank
- #33,534
- “doofen” frequency rank
- 56619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doofe | doofen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doof | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs doof |
Where the eye mixes doofe and doofen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doofe vs doofen
A purely visual mix-up. doofe ([ˈdoːfə]) and doofen ([ˈdoːfn̩]) 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) - “doofe” sits inside “doofen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doofe is recorded at frequency rank #23,085, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdoːfə]. doofen is at rank #33,534, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdoːfn̩].
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 56619, this pair ranks #933,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doofe vs doofen
Shared letters: defo. Private to "doofe": -. Private to "doofen": n.
"doofe" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "doofen" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doofe" and "doofen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "doofe" or "doofen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "doofe" and "doofen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "doofe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doofen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #933,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doofe" and "doofen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doofen vs Dorfen". 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 #933,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.