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“freiwillig” and “freiwillige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,248
- “freiwillig” frequency rank
- #5,481
- “freiwillige” frequency rank
- 8729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | freiwillig | freiwillige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus freiem Willen, ohne explizite Aufforderung | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs freiwillig |
Where the eye mixes freiwillig and freiwillige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: freiwillig vs freiwillige
A purely visual mix-up. freiwillig ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪç]) and freiwillige ([ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡə]) 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) - “freiwillig” sits inside “freiwillige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
freiwillig is recorded at frequency rank #3,248, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪç]. freiwillige is at rank #5,481, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌvɪlɪɡə].
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 8729, this pair ranks #1,983,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of freiwillig vs freiwillige
Shared letters: efgilrw. Private to "freiwillig": -. Private to "freiwillige": -.
"freiwillig" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVC · "freiwillige" · 11 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- freiwillig ← feriwillig · ffreiwillig · freiiwllig · freiwilig · freiwililg · freiwillgi · freiwilligg · freiwlilig
- freiwillige ← feriwillige · ffreiwillige · freiiwllige · freiwilige · freiwililge · freiwillgie · freiwillieg · freiwilligge
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "freiwillig" and "freiwillige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "freiwillig" vs "freiwillige" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "freiwillig" and "freiwillige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "freiwillig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "freiwillige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,087 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "freiwillig" and "freiwillige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "freiwillige vs freiwilliges". 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 #1,983,087 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.