Which to use
“dreckige” and “dreckiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,858
- “dreckige” frequency rank
- #43,110
- “dreckiges” frequency rank
- 61968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dreckige | dreckiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig |
Where the eye mixes dreckige and dreckiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dreckige vs dreckiges
A purely visual mix-up. dreckige ([ˈdʁɛkɪɡə]) and dreckiges ([ˈdʁɛkɪɡəs]) 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 “dreckiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61968, 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]. dreckiges is at rank #43,110, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɛkɪɡəs].
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 61968, this pair ranks #730,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dreckige vs dreckiges
Shared letters: cdegikr. Private to "dreckige": -. Private to "dreckiges": s.
"dreckige" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "dreckiges" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dreckige" and "dreckiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dreckige" vs "dreckiges" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dreckige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dreckiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #730,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dreckige" and "dreckiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dreckiger 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 #730,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.