Which to use
“heutige” and “heutigem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,966
- “heutige” frequency rank
- #35,233
- “heutigem” frequency rank
- 38199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | heutige | heutigem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs heutig | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs heutig |
Where the eye mixes heutige and heutigem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. heutige runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against heutigem's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses heutige with heutigem
A purely visual mix-up. heutige ([ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡə]) and heutigem ([ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡəm]) 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 extra letter(s) - “heutige” sits inside “heutigem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
heutige is recorded at frequency rank #2,966, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡə]. heutigem is at rank #35,233, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhɔɪ̯tɪɡəm].
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 38199, this pair ranks #1,570,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of heutige vs heutigem
Shared letters: eghitu. Private to "heutige": -. Private to "heutigem": m.
"heutige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "heutigem" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "heutige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "heutigem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,570,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "heutige" and "heutigem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "heftigem vs heutigem". 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 #1,570,271 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.