Which to use
“haarige” and “häufige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,698
- “haarige” frequency rank
- #13,396
- “häufige” frequency rank
- 42094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | haarige | häufige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs haarig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig |
Where the eye mixes haarige and häufige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. haarige and häufige follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses haarige with häufige
A purely visual mix-up. haarige ([ˈhaːʁɪɡə]) and häufige ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
haarige is recorded at frequency rank #28,698, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhaːʁɪɡə]. häufige is at rank #13,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡə].
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 42094, this pair ranks #1,459,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of haarige vs häufige
Shared letters: eghi. Private to "haarige": ar. Private to "häufige": fuä.
"haarige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "häufige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- haarige ← aharige · haairge · haargie · haarieg · haarigge · haarrige · haraige · harige
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "haarige" for "häufige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "haarige" vs "häufige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "haarige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häufige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,459,734 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "haarige" and "häufige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haarig vs haarige". 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 #1,459,734 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.