Which to use
“häufigen” and “häufiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,939
- “häufigen” frequency rank
- #35,245
- “häufiges” frequency rank
- 53184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | häufigen | häufiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig |
Where the eye mixes häufigen and häufiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. häufigen and häufiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: häufigen vs häufiges
A purely visual mix-up. häufigen ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]) and häufiges ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “häufigen” becomes s in “häufiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
häufigen is recorded at frequency rank #17,939, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]. häufiges is at rank #35,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡəs].
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 53184, this pair ranks #1,067,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of häufigen vs häufiges
Shared letters: efghiuä. Private to "häufigen": n. Private to "häufiges": s.
"häufigen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "häufiges" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "häufigen" and "häufiges" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "häufigen" or "häufiges" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "häufigen" and "häufiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "häufigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "häufiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,067,936 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "häufigen" and "häufiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "häufigen vs heurigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,067,936 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.