Which to use
“dreckige” and “dreckigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,858
- “dreckige” frequency rank
- #21,575
- “dreckigen” frequency rank
- 40433
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dreckige | dreckigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig |
Where the eye mixes dreckige and dreckigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dreckige and dreckigen
A purely visual mix-up. dreckige ([ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “dreckige” sits inside “dreckigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40433, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dreckige is recorded at frequency rank #18,858, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]. 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 40433, this pair ranks #1,508,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dreckige vs dreckigen
Shared letters: cdegikr. Private to "dreckige": -. Private to "dreckigen": n.
"dreckige" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "dreckigen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dreckige" and "dreckigen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dreckige" or "dreckigen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dreckige" and "dreckigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dreckige" 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 #1,508,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dreckige" 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 #1,508,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.