Which to use
“heftiger” and “heutiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,450
- “heftiger” frequency rank
- #11,454
- “heutiger” frequency rank
- 22904
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftiger | heutiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs heutig |
Where the eye mixes heftiger and heutiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heftiger (CVCCVCVC) and heutiger (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between heftiger and heutiger
A purely visual mix-up. heftiger ([ˈhɛftɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - f in “heftiger” becomes u in “heutiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22904, 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]. 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 22904, this pair ranks #1,868,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heftiger vs heutiger
Shared letters: eghirt. Private to "heftiger": f. Private to "heutiger": u.
"heftiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "heutiger" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "heftiger" and "heutiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "heftiger" or "heutiger" show up more?
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 "heftiger" 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 #1,868,221 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftiger" 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 #1,868,221 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.