Which to use
“haarig” and “haarige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,951
- “haarig” frequency rank
- #28,698
- “haarige” frequency rank
- 77649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haarig | haarige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (dichtes) Haar habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs haarig |
Where the eye mixes haarig and haarige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. haarig runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against haarige's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses haarig with haarige
A purely visual mix-up. haarig ([ˈhaːʁɪç]) and haarige ([ˈhaːʁɪɡə]) 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) - “haarig” sits inside “haarige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haarig is recorded at frequency rank #48,951, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaːʁɪç]. haarige is at rank #28,698, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaːʁɪɡə].
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 77649, this pair ranks #256,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of haarig vs haarige
Shared letters: aghir. Private to "haarig": -. Private to "haarige": e.
"haarig" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "haarige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "haarig" and "haarige" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "haarig" or "haarige"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "haarig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "haarige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,065 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haarig" and "haarige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haarig vs hastig". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #256,065 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.