Which to use
“ekelig” and “eklige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,498
- “ekelig” frequency rank
- #42,455
- “eklige” frequency rank
- 82953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ekelig | eklige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ekel erregend; widerlich | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs eklig |
Where the eye mixes ekelig and eklige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ekelig (VCVCVC) and eklige (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: ekelig vs eklige
A purely visual mix-up. ekelig ([ˈeːkəlɪç]) and eklige ([ˈeːklɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they are an anagram pair: the same letters reordered. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ekelig is recorded at frequency rank #40,498, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːkəlɪç]. eklige is at rank #42,455, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈeːklɪɡə].
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 82953, this pair ranks #148,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ekelig vs eklige
Shared letters: egikl. Private to "ekelig": -. Private to "eklige": -.
"ekelig" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC · "eklige" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ekelig" and "eklige" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ekelig" vs "eklige" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ekelig" and "eklige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ekelig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "eklige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,150 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ekelig" and "eklige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ebeling vs ekelig". 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 #148,150 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.