Which to use
“dreckig” and “dreckigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,260
- “dreckig” frequency rank
- #21,575
- “dreckigen” frequency rank
- 33835
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dreckig | dreckigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schmutzig, von Dreck befallen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig |
Where the eye mixes dreckig and dreckigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dreckig and dreckigen
A purely visual mix-up. dreckig ([ˈdʁɛkɪç]) and dreckigen ([ˈdʁɛkɪɡn̩]) 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) - “dreckig” sits inside “dreckigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33835, 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]. dreckigen is at rank #21,575, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɛkɪɡn̩].
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 33835, this pair ranks #1,677,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dreckig vs dreckigen
Shared letters: cdegikr. Private to "dreckig": -. Private to "dreckigen": n.
"dreckig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "dreckigen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dreckig" and "dreckigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dreckig" or "dreckigen"?
What to do next
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 "dreckigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,677,015 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dreckig" and "dreckigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dreckigen 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 #1,677,015 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.