Which to use
“heftiges” and “heutige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,342
- “heftiges” frequency rank
- #2,966
- “heutige” frequency rank
- 30308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftiges | heutige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs heutig |
Where the eye mixes heftiges and heutige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. heftiges runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against heutige's 7 (CVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: heftiges vs heutige
A purely visual mix-up. heftiges ([ˈhɛftɪɡəs]) and heutige ([ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡə]) 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 30308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heftiges is recorded at frequency rank #27,342, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɛftɪɡəs]. heutige is at rank #2,966, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡə].
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 30308, this pair ranks #1,750,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heftiges vs heutige
Shared letters: eghit. Private to "heftiges": fs. Private to "heutige": u.
"heftiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "heutige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "heftiges" and "heutige" be used interchangeably?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "heftiges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heutige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,750,421 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftiges" and "heutige" 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 #1,750,421 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.