Which to use
“häufig” and “häufige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #813
- “häufig” frequency rank
- #13,396
- “häufige” frequency rank
- 14209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | häufig | häufige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vielfach vorkommend, viele Male, immer wieder auftretend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig |
Where the eye mixes häufig and häufige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. häufig runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against häufige's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses häufig with häufige
A purely visual mix-up. häufig ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪç]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “häufig” sits inside “häufige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14209, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
häufig is recorded at frequency rank #813, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪç]. 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 14209, this pair ranks #1,952,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of häufig vs häufige
Shared letters: fghiuä. Private to "häufig": -. Private to "häufige": e.
"häufig" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "häufige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "häufig" for "häufige" ever safe?
Which is more common, "häufig" or "häufige"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "häufig" and "häufige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "häufig" 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 #1,952,819 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "häufig" and "häufige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "haarig vs häufig". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,952,819 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.