Which to use
“gruselig” and “gruselige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,247
- “gruselig” frequency rank
- #32,071
- “gruselige” frequency rank
- 43318
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gruselig | gruselige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Grusel hervorrufend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gruselig |
Where the eye mixes gruselig and gruselige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gruselig runs 8 letters (CCVCVCVC) against gruselige's 9 (CCVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gruselig vs gruselige
A purely visual mix-up. gruselig ([ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç]) and gruselige ([ˈɡʁuːzəlɪɡə]) 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) - “gruselig” sits inside “gruselige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43318, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gruselig is recorded at frequency rank #11,247, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁuːzəlɪç]. gruselige is at rank #32,071, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁuːzəlɪɡə].
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 43318, this pair ranks #1,421,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gruselig vs gruselige
Shared letters: egilrsu. Private to "gruselig": -. Private to "gruselige": -.
"gruselig" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC · "gruselige" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gruselig" and "gruselige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gruselig" or "gruselige"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gruselig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gruselige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,421,806 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gruselig" and "gruselige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grusel vs gruselig". 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 #1,421,806 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.