Which to use
“hiesige” and “hiesigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,615
- “hiesige” frequency rank
- #10,872
- “hiesigen” frequency rank
- 31487
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hiesige | hiesigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hiesig |
Where the eye mixes hiesige and hiesigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. hiesige runs 7 letters (CVVCVCV) against hiesigen's 8 (CVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: hiesige vs hiesigen
A purely visual mix-up. hiesige ([ˈhiːzɪɡə]) and hiesigen ([ˈhiːzɪɡn̩]) 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) - “hiesige” sits inside “hiesigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31487, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hiesige is recorded at frequency rank #20,615, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhiːzɪɡə]. hiesigen is at rank #10,872, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhiːzɪɡn̩].
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 31487, this pair ranks #1,727,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hiesige vs hiesigen
Shared letters: eghis. Private to "hiesige": -. Private to "hiesigen": n.
"hiesige" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCV · "hiesigen" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hiesige" and "hiesigen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "hiesige" or "hiesigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hiesige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hiesigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,727,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hiesige" and "hiesigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hiesige vs hitzige". 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 #1,727,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.