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“geringfügige” and “geringfügigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,576
- “geringfügige” frequency rank
- #43,213
- “geringfügigen” frequency rank
- 74789
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geringfügige | geringfügigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geringfügig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geringfügig |
Where the eye mixes geringfügige and geringfügigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses geringfügige with geringfügigen
A purely visual mix-up. geringfügige ([ɡəˈʁɪŋˌfyːɡɪɡə]) and geringfügigen ([ɡəˈʁɪŋˌfyːɡɪɡn̩]) 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) - “geringfügige” sits inside “geringfügigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74789, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geringfügige is recorded at frequency rank #31,576, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪŋˌfyːɡɪɡə]. geringfügigen is at rank #43,213, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪŋˌfyːɡɪɡn̩].
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 74789, this pair ranks #324,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geringfügige vs geringfügigen
Shared letters: efginrü. Private to "geringfügige": -. Private to "geringfügigen": -.
"geringfügige" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCV · "geringfügigen" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geringfügige" and "geringfügigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geringfügige" or "geringfügigen" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "geringfügige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geringfügigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,376 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geringfügige" and "geringfügigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geringfügig vs geringfügigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #324,376 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.