Which to use
“Feige” is a noun and “fettige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,425
- “Feige” frequency rank
- #47,387
- “fettige” frequency rank
- 58812
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feige | fettige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | essbare, süße, fleischige Frucht des Feigenbaums | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fettig |
Where the eye mixes Feige and fettige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Feige runs 5 letters (CVVCV) against fettige's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Feige with fettige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feige is [ˈfaɪ̯ɡə] while fettige is [ˈfɛtɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58812, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Feige is recorded at frequency rank #11,425, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaɪ̯ɡə]. fettige is at rank #47,387, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛtɪɡə].
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 58812, this pair ranks #848,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feige vs fettige
Shared letters: efgi. Private to "Feige": -. Private to "fettige": t.
"Feige" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "fettige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Feige" for "fettige" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Feige" or "fettige" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Feige" and "fettige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Feige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fettige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #848,397 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feige" and "fettige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fettige vs feurige". 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 #848,397 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.