Which to use
“häufig” and “häufigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #813
- “häufig” frequency rank
- #17,939
- “häufigen” frequency rank
- 18752
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | häufig | häufigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vielfach vorkommend, viele Male, immer wieder auftretend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig |
Where the eye mixes häufig and häufigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. häufig runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against häufigen's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: häufig vs häufigen
A purely visual mix-up. häufig ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪç]) and häufigen ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “häufig” sits inside “häufigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
häufig is recorded at frequency rank #813, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪç]. häufigen is at rank #17,939, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩].
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 18752, this pair ranks #1,915,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of häufig vs häufigen
Shared letters: fghiuä. Private to "häufig": -. Private to "häufigen": en.
"häufig" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "häufigen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "häufig" for "häufigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "häufig" or "häufigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "häufig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häufigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,245 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "häufig" and "häufigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "häufigen vs heurigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,915,245 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.