Which to use
“dreckiger” and “dreckiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,084
- “dreckiger” frequency rank
- #43,110
- “dreckiges” frequency rank
- 72194
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dreckiger | dreckiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dreckig |
Where the eye mixes dreckiger and dreckiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dreckiger and dreckiges
A purely visual mix-up. dreckiger ([ˈdʁɛkɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “dreckiger” becomes s in “dreckiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72194, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dreckiger is recorded at frequency rank #29,084, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɛkɪɡɐ]. 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 72194, this pair ranks #395,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dreckiger vs dreckiges
Shared letters: cdegikr. Private to "dreckiger": -. Private to "dreckiges": s.
"dreckiger" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "dreckiges" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "dreckiger" vs "dreckiges" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dreckiger" 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 #395,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dreckiger" and "dreckiges" 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 #395,118 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.