Which to use
“fettige” and “feurige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,387
- “fettige” frequency rank
- #46,640
- “feurige” frequency rank
- 94027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fettige | feurige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fettig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feurig |
Where the eye mixes fettige and feurige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses fettige with feurige
A purely visual mix-up. fettige ([ˈfɛtɪɡə]) and feurige ([ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fettige is recorded at frequency rank #47,387, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛtɪɡə]. 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 94027, this pair ranks #19,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fettige vs feurige
Shared letters: efgi. Private to "fettige": t. Private to "feurige": ru.
"fettige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "feurige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fettige" for "feurige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fettige" vs "feurige" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fettige" and "feurige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fettige" 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 #19,139 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fettige" 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 #19,139 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.