Which to use
“feurige” and “feurigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,640
- “feurige” frequency rank
- #48,144
- “feurigen” frequency rank
- 94784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | feurige | feurigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs feurig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs feurig |
Where the eye mixes feurige and feurigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. feurige runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against feurigen's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses feurige with feurigen
A purely visual mix-up. feurige ([ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪɡə]) and feurigen ([ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “feurige” sits inside “feurigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
feurige is recorded at frequency rank #46,640, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪɡə]. feurigen is at rank #48,144, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɔɪ̯ʁɪɡn̩].
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 94784, this pair ranks #14,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of feurige vs feurigen
Shared letters: efgiru. Private to "feurige": -. Private to "feurigen": n.
"feurige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "feurigen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "feurige" and "feurigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "feurige" or "feurigen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "feurige" and "feurigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "feurige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "feurigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,876 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "feurige" and "feurigen" 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 #14,876 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.