Which to use
“häufige” and “heutige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,396
- “häufige” frequency rank
- #2,966
- “heutige” frequency rank
- 16362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | häufige | heutige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs heutig |
Where the eye mixes häufige and heutige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. häufige and heutige follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between häufige and heutige
A purely visual mix-up. häufige ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡə]) and heutige ([ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡə]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
häufige is recorded at frequency rank #13,396, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡə]. heutige is at rank #2,966, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡə].
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 16362, this pair ranks #1,936,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of häufige vs heutige
Shared letters: eghiu. Private to "häufige": fä. Private to "heutige": t.
"häufige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "heutige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- heutige ← ehutige · hetuige · heuitge · heutgie · heutieg · heutigge · heuttige · hheutige
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "häufige" for "heutige" ever safe?
Frequency check: "häufige" vs "heutige" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "häufige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heutige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,480 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "häufige" and "heutige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heftigem vs heutige". 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 #1,936,480 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.