Which to use
“fragwürdige” and “fragwürdigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,724
- “fragwürdige” frequency rank
- #25,130
- “fragwürdigen” frequency rank
- 49854
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fragwürdige | fragwürdigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragwürdig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fragwürdig |
Where the eye mixes fragwürdige and fragwürdigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. fragwürdige runs 11 letters (CCVCCVCCVCV) against fragwürdigen's 12 (CCVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fragwürdige vs fragwürdigen
A purely visual mix-up. fragwürdige ([ˈfʁaːkˌvʏʁdɪɡə]) and fragwürdigen ([ˈfʁaːkˌvʏʁdɪɡn̩]) 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) - “fragwürdige” sits inside “fragwürdigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fragwürdige is recorded at frequency rank #24,724, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaːkˌvʏʁdɪɡə]. fragwürdigen is at rank #25,130, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaːkˌvʏʁdɪɡn̩].
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 49854, this pair ranks #1,195,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fragwürdige vs fragwürdigen
Shared letters: adefgirwü. Private to "fragwürdige": -. Private to "fragwürdigen": n.
"fragwürdige" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCV · "fragwürdigen" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fragwürdige" and "fragwürdigen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "fragwürdige" or "fragwürdigen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "fragwürdige" and "fragwürdigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fragwürdige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fragwürdigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,195,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fragwürdige" and "fragwürdigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fragwürdig vs fragwürdigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,195,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.