Which to use
“giftige” and “gültige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,359
- “giftige” frequency rank
- #11,666
- “gültige” frequency rank
- 34025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | giftige | gültige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs giftig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gültig |
Where the eye mixes giftige and gültige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. giftige and gültige follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: giftige vs gültige
A purely visual mix-up. giftige ([ˈɡɪftɪɡə]) and gültige ([ˈɡʏltɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
giftige is recorded at frequency rank #22,359, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɪftɪɡə]. gültige is at rank #11,666, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʏltɪɡə].
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 34025, this pair ranks #1,672,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of giftige vs gültige
Shared letters: egit. Private to "giftige": f. Private to "gültige": lü.
"giftige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gültige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- giftige ← gfitige · ggiftige · gifftige · gifitge · giftgie · giftieg · giftigge · gifttige
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "giftige" for "gültige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "giftige" vs "gültige" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "giftige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gültige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,672,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "giftige" and "gültige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "giftige vs giftiger". 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 #1,672,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.