Which to use
“heftiges” and “heutiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,342
- “heftiges” frequency rank
- #24,381
- “heutiges” frequency rank
- 51723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heftiges | heutiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heftig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heutig |
Where the eye mixes heftiges and heutiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heftiges (CVCCVCVC) and heutiges (CVVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: heftiges vs heutiges
A purely visual mix-up. heftiges ([ˈhɛftɪɡəs]) and heutiges ([ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡəs]) 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 “heftiges” becomes u in “heutiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51723, 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]. heutiges is at rank #24,381, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡəs].
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 51723, this pair ranks #1,124,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of heftiges vs heutiges
Shared letters: eghist. Private to "heftiges": f. Private to "heutiges": u.
"heftiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "heutiges" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "heftiges" and "heutiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "heftiges" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heutiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,124,537 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heftiges" and "heutiges" 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 #1,124,537 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.