Which to use
“heftigen” and “heftiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,074
- “heftigen” frequency rank
- #11,450
- “heftiger” frequency rank
- 19524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftigen | heftiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig |
Where the eye mixes heftigen and heftiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heftigen and heftiger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses heftigen with heftiger
A purely visual mix-up. heftigen ([ˈhɛftɪɡn̩]) and heftiger ([ˈhɛftɪɡɐ]) 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 - n in “heftigen” becomes r in “heftiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heftigen is recorded at frequency rank #8,074, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛftɪɡn̩]. heftiger is at rank #11,450, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛftɪɡɐ].
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 19524, this pair ranks #1,907,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heftigen vs heftiger
Shared letters: efghit. Private to "heftigen": n. Private to "heftiger": r.
"heftigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "heftiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heftigen" and "heftiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "heftigen" vs "heftiger" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "heftigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heftiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,907,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftigen" and "heftiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heftigem vs heftiger". 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 #1,907,439 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.