Which to use
“heftige” and “heutiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,389
- “heftige” frequency rank
- #11,454
- “heutiger” frequency rank
- 19843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftige | heutiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs heutig |
Where the eye mixes heftige and heutiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. heftige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against heutiger's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heftige with heutiger
A purely visual mix-up. heftige ([ˈhɛftɪɡə]) and heutiger ([ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡɐ]) 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 19843, 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]. heutiger is at rank #11,454, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡɐ].
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 19843, this pair ranks #1,904,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heftige vs heutiger
Shared letters: eghit. Private to "heftige": f. Private to "heutiger": ru.
"heftige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "heutiger" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heftige" and "heutiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "heftige" or "heutiger"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "heftige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heutiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,904,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftige" and "heutiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heftigem vs heutiger". 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 #1,904,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.