Which to use
“Feige” is a noun and “feurige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,425
- “Feige” frequency rank
- #46,640
- “feurige” frequency rank
- 58065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Feige | feurige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | essbare, süße, fleischige Frucht des Feigenbaums | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feurig |
Where the eye mixes Feige and feurige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Feige vs feurige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Feige is [ˈfaɪ̯ɡə] while feurige is [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪɡə]. 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 58065, 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]. feurige is at rank #46,640, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪɡə].
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 58065, this pair ranks #877,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Feige vs feurige
Shared letters: efgi. Private to "Feige": -. Private to "feurige": ru.
"Feige" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "feurige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Feige" and "feurige" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Feige" or "feurige" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Feige" and "feurige" 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 "feurige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #877,199 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Feige" and "feurige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "feurige vs feurigen". 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 #877,199 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.