Which to use
“häufigen” and “heutigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,939
- “häufigen” frequency rank
- #1,200
- “heutigen” frequency rank
- 19139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | häufigen | heutigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs heutig |
Where the eye mixes häufigen and heutigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. häufigen and heutigen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses häufigen with heutigen
A purely visual mix-up. häufigen ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]) and heutigen ([ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡn̩]) 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 19139, 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]. heutigen is at rank #1,200, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡn̩].
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 19139, this pair ranks #1,911,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of häufigen vs heutigen
Shared letters: eghinu. Private to "häufigen": fä. Private to "heutigen": t.
"häufigen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "heutigen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- heutigen ← ehutigen · hetuigen · heuitgen · heutgien · heutiegn · heutigenn · heutiggen · heutigne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "häufigen" for "heutigen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "häufigen" and "heutigen" 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 "heutigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,911,452 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "häufigen" and "heutigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "häufigen vs heurigen". 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 #1,911,452 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.