Which to use
“dreckig” and “dreckige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,260
- “dreckig” frequency rank
- #18,858
- “dreckige” frequency rank
- 31118
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dreckig | dreckige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schmutzig, von Dreck befallen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig |
Where the eye mixes dreckig and dreckige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dreckig and dreckige
A purely visual mix-up. dreckig ([ˈdʁɛkɪç]) and dreckige ([ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]) 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) - “dreckig” sits inside “dreckige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31118, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dreckig is recorded at frequency rank #12,260, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɛkɪç]. dreckige is at rank #18,858, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɛkɪɡə].
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 31118, this pair ranks #1,734,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dreckig vs dreckige
Shared letters: cdegikr. Private to "dreckig": -. Private to "dreckige": -.
"dreckig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "dreckige" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dreckig" for "dreckige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dreckig" vs "dreckige" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dreckig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dreckige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,734,443 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dreckig" and "dreckige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dreckige vs dreckiges". 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 #1,734,443 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.