Which to use
“heftiger” and “heftiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,450
- “heftiger” frequency rank
- #27,342
- “heftiges” frequency rank
- 38792
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftiger | heftiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig |
Where the eye mixes heftiger and heftiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heftiger and heftiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: heftiger vs heftiges
A purely visual mix-up. heftiger ([ˈhɛftɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “heftiger” becomes s in “heftiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38792, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heftiger is recorded at frequency rank #11,450, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛftɪɡɐ]. 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 38792, this pair ranks #1,554,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heftiger vs heftiges
Shared letters: efghit. Private to "heftiger": r. Private to "heftiges": s.
"heftiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "heftiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "heftiger" for "heftiges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "heftiger" or "heftiges"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "heftiger" 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 #1,554,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftiger" 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 #1,554,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.