Which to use
“häufiger” and “häufiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,969
- “häufiger” frequency rank
- #35,245
- “häufiges” frequency rank
- 38214
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | häufiger | häufiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs häufig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs häufig |
Where the eye mixes häufiger and häufiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. häufiger 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: häufiger vs häufiges
A purely visual mix-up. häufiger ([ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ]) 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 - r in “häufiger” becomes s in “häufiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38214, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
häufiger is recorded at frequency rank #2,969, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯fɪɡɐ]. 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 38214, this pair ranks #1,569,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of häufiger vs häufiges
Shared letters: efghiuä. Private to "häufiger": r. Private to "häufiges": s.
"häufiger" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC · "häufiges" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "häufiger" and "häufiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "häufiger" or "häufiges"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "häufiger" 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 #1,569,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "häufiger" and "häufiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "häufiges vs heutiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,569,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.