Which to use
“heftige” and “heftigem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,389
- “heftige” frequency rank
- #46,018
- “heftigem” frequency rank
- 54407
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftige | heftigem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig |
Where the eye mixes heftige and heftigem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heftige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against heftigem's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heftige with heftigem
A purely visual mix-up. heftige ([ˈhɛftɪɡə]) and heftigem ([ˈhɛftɪɡəm]) 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 extra letter(s) - “heftige” sits inside “heftigem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54407, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heftige is recorded at frequency rank #8,389, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛftɪɡə]. heftigem is at rank #46,018, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛftɪɡəm].
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 54407, this pair ranks #1,020,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heftige vs heftigem
Shared letters: efghit. Private to "heftige": -. Private to "heftigem": m.
"heftige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "heftigem" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heftige" and "heftigem" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "heftige" vs "heftigem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "heftige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heftigem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,020,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftige" and "heftigem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heftigem vs heutigem". 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 #1,020,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.