Which to use
“gewaltige” and “gewaltiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,887
- “gewaltige” frequency rank
- #22,744
- “gewaltiger” frequency rank
- 34631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewaltige | gewaltiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewaltig |
Where the eye mixes gewaltige and gewaltiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gewaltige runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gewaltiger's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewaltige with gewaltiger
A purely visual mix-up. gewaltige ([ɡəˈvaltɪɡə]) and gewaltiger ([ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ]) 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) - “gewaltige” sits inside “gewaltiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewaltige is recorded at frequency rank #11,887, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltɪɡə]. gewaltiger is at rank #22,744, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltɪɡɐ].
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 34631, this pair ranks #1,658,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewaltige vs gewaltiger
Shared letters: aegiltw. Private to "gewaltige": -. Private to "gewaltiger": r.
"gewaltige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gewaltiger" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewaltige ← egwaltige · geawltige · gewalitge · gewalltige · gewaltgie · gewaltieg · gewaltigge · gewalttige
- gewaltiger ← egwaltiger · geawltiger · gewalitger · gewalltiger · gewaltgier · gewaltiegr · gewaltigerr · gewaltigger
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gewaltige" for "gewaltiger" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gewaltige" vs "gewaltiger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gewaltige" and "gewaltiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewaltige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewaltiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewaltige" and "gewaltiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gewaltiger vs gewaltiges". 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 #1,658,843 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.