Which to use
“heftig” and “heutige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,660
- “heftig” frequency rank
- #2,966
- “heutige” frequency rank
- 6626
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftig | heutige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit großer Intensität; sehr stark | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs heutig |
Where the eye mixes heftig and heutige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. heftig runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against heutige's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between heftig and heutige
A purely visual mix-up. heftig ([ˈhɛftɪç]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6626, 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]. 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 6626, this pair ranks #1,991,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heftig vs heutige
Shared letters: eghit. Private to "heftig": f. Private to "heutige": u.
"heftig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "heutige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heftig" and "heutige" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "heftig" or "heutige"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "heftig" 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 #1,991,003 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftig" and "heutige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heftig vs heftigem". 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 #1,991,003 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.