Which to use
“gültige” and “gültiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,666
- “gültige” frequency rank
- #39,983
- “gültiges” frequency rank
- 51649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gültige | gültiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gültig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gültig |
Where the eye mixes gültige and gültiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gültige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against gültiges's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gültige vs gültiges
A purely visual mix-up. gültige ([ˈɡʏltɪɡə]) and gültiges ([ˈɡʏltɪɡəs]) 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 “gültiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51649, 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]. gültiges is at rank #39,983, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʏltɪɡəs].
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 51649, this pair ranks #1,127,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gültige vs gültiges
Shared letters: egiltü. Private to "gültige": -. Private to "gültiges": s.
"gültige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "gültiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gültige" and "gültiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gültige" or "gültiges"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gültige" and "gültiges" 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 "gültiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,127,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gültige" and "gültiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gültiger vs gültiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,127,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.