Which to use
“farbig” and “farbigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,245
- “farbig” frequency rank
- #13,598
- “farbigen” frequency rank
- 33843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | farbig | farbigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer oder mehreren Farben versehen; nicht schwarz, weiß oder grau | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs farbig |
Where the eye mixes farbig and farbigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: farbig vs farbigen
A purely visual mix-up. farbig ([ˈfaʁbɪç]) and farbigen ([ˈfaʁbɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “farbig” sits inside “farbigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
farbig is recorded at frequency rank #20,245, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaʁbɪç]. farbigen is at rank #13,598, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfaʁbɪɡn̩].
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 33843, this pair ranks #1,676,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of farbig vs farbigen
Shared letters: abfgir. Private to "farbig": -. Private to "farbigen": en.
"farbig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "farbigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "farbig" and "farbigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "farbig" or "farbigen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "farbig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "farbigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,676,834 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "farbig" and "farbigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Färber vs farbig". 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 #1,676,834 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.