Which to use
“gültige” and “gültigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,666
- “gültige” frequency rank
- #9,038
- “gültigen” frequency rank
- 20704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gültige | gültigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gültig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gültig |
Where the eye mixes gültige and gültigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gültige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gültigen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gültige and gültigen
A purely visual mix-up. gültige ([ˈɡʏltɪɡə]) and gültigen ([ˈɡʏltɪɡn̩]) 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) - “gültige” sits inside “gültigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gültige is recorded at frequency rank #11,666, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʏltɪɡə]. gültigen is at rank #9,038, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʏltɪɡn̩].
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 20704, this pair ranks #1,894,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gültige vs gültigen
Shared letters: egiltü. Private to "gültige": -. Private to "gültigen": n.
"gültige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gültigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gültige" and "gültigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gültige" or "gültigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gültige" and "gültigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gültige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gültigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,894,684 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gültige" and "gültigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gültige vs gültiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,894,684 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.