Which to use
“heftig” and “heftiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,660
- “heftig” frequency rank
- #27,342
- “heftiges” frequency rank
- 31002
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftig | heftiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit großer Intensität; sehr stark | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig |
Where the eye mixes heftig and heftiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. heftig runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against heftiges's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heftig with heftiges
A purely visual mix-up. heftig ([ˈhɛftɪç]) and heftiges ([ˈhɛftɪɡəs]) 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) - “heftig” sits inside “heftiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31002, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heftig is recorded at frequency rank #3,660, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛftɪç]. heftiges is at rank #27,342, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛftɪɡəs].
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 31002, this pair ranks #1,736,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heftig vs heftiges
Shared letters: efghit. Private to "heftig": -. Private to "heftiges": s.
"heftig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "heftiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heftig" and "heftiges" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "heftig" or "heftiges"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "heftig" and "heftiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heftig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heftiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,736,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftig" and "heftiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heftigem vs heftiges". 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 #1,736,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.