Which to use
“fähige” and “fähigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,051
- “fähige” frequency rank
- #26,882
- “fähigen” frequency rank
- 57933
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fähige | fähigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fähig |
Where the eye mixes fähige and fähigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fähige runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against fähigen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fähige with fähigen
A purely visual mix-up. fähige ([ˈfɛːɪɡə]) and fähigen ([ˈfɛːɪɡn̩]) 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) - “fähige” sits inside “fähigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57933, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fähige is recorded at frequency rank #31,051, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛːɪɡə]. fähigen is at rank #26,882, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛːɪɡn̩].
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 57933, this pair ranks #882,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fähige vs fähigen
Shared letters: efghiä. Private to "fähige": -. Private to "fähigen": n.
"fähige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "fähigen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fähige" and "fähigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fähige" or "fähigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fähige" and "fähigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fähige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fähigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #882,193 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fähige" and "fähigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fähige vs fällige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #882,193 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.