Which to use
“gültige” and “gültiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,666
- “gültige” frequency rank
- #45,328
- “gültiger” frequency rank
- 56994
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gültige | gültiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gültig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gültig |
Where the eye mixes gültige and gültiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gültige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gültiger's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gültige with gültiger
A purely visual mix-up. gültige ([ˈɡʏltɪɡə]) and gültiger ([ˈɡʏltɪɡɐ]) 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 “gültiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56994, 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]. gültiger is at rank #45,328, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʏltɪɡɐ].
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 56994, this pair ranks #918,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gültige vs gültiger
Shared letters: egiltü. Private to "gültige": -. Private to "gültiger": r.
"gültige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gültiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gültige" and "gültiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gültige" or "gültiger" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gültige" and "gültiger" 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 "gültiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #918,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gültige" and "gültiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "giftiger vs gültiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #918,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.