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“günstige” and “günstiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,960
“günstige” frequency rank
#22,366
“günstiges” frequency rank
28326
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature günstige günstiges
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs günstig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs günstig

Where the eye mixes günstige and günstiges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. günstige runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against günstiges's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
günstige
9 ch
günstiges

Look-alike desk: günstige vs günstiges

A purely visual mix-up. günstige ([ˈɡʏnstɪɡə]) and günstiges ([ˈɡʏnstɪɡəs]) 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) - “günstige” sits inside “günstiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28326, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

günstige is recorded at frequency rank #5,960, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʏnstɪɡə]. günstiges is at rank #22,366, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʏnstɪɡəs].

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 28326, this pair ranks #1,786,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of günstige vs günstiges

Shared letters: eginstü. Private to "günstige": -. Private to "günstiges": -.

"günstige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV  ·  "günstiges" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "günstige" and "günstiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡʏnstɪɡə] versus [ˈɡʏnstɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "günstige" or "günstiges"?
"günstige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,960 in our German list, against #22,366 for "günstiges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "günstige" and "günstiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "günstige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "günstiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,786,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "günstige" and "günstiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gültiges vs günstiges". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,786,779 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