Which to use
“gering” and “geringe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,317
- “gering” frequency rank
- #4,121
- “geringe” frequency rank
- 7438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gering | geringe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | klein oder unbedeutend in Bezug auf die Menge, die Anzahl, den Umfang, die Qualität | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs gering |
Where the eye mixes gering and geringe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gering and geringe
A purely visual mix-up. gering ([ɡəˈʁɪŋ]) and geringe ([ɡəˈʁɪŋə]) 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) - “gering” sits inside “geringe”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gering is recorded at frequency rank #3,317, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪŋ]. geringe is at rank #4,121, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪŋə].
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 7438, this pair ranks #1,988,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gering vs geringe
Shared letters: eginr. Private to "gering": -. Private to "geringe": -.
"gering" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "geringe" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gering" for "geringe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gering" vs "geringe" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gering" and "geringe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gering" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geringe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gering" and "geringe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geringe vs Gerlinde". 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 #1,988,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.