Which to use
“gewalttätig” and “gewalttätiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,919
- “gewalttätig” frequency rank
- #49,733
- “gewalttätiger” frequency rank
- 67652
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewalttätig | gewalttätiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dazu neigend, andere wiederholt und auffällig unprovoziert (bzw. durch Kleinigkeiten provoziert) oder unangebracht physisch (auch tödlich) zu verletzen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gewalttätig |
Where the eye mixes gewalttätig and gewalttätiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. gewalttätig ([ɡəˈvaltˌtɛːtɪç]) and gewalttätiger ([ɡəˈvaltˌtɛːtɪɡɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gewalttätig” sits inside “gewalttätiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67652, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewalttätig is recorded at frequency rank #17,919, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltˌtɛːtɪç]. gewalttätiger is at rank #49,733, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvaltˌtɛːtɪɡɐ].
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 67652, this pair ranks #533,191 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gewalttätig vs gewalttätiger
Shared letters: aegiltwä. Private to "gewalttätig": -. Private to "gewalttätiger": r.
"gewalttätig" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC · "gewalttätiger" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCVC