gültigevsgültigesConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
gültige
8 ch
gültiges

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡʏltɪɡə] versus [ˈɡʏltɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gültige" or "gültiges"?
"gültige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,666 in our German list, against #39,983 for "gültiges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list