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Which to use

“hochwertig” and “hochwertige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,052
“hochwertig” frequency rank
#11,067
“hochwertige” frequency rank
37119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature hochwertig hochwertige
Definition eine gute Qualität besitzend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hochwertig

Where the eye mixes hochwertig and hochwertige

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. hochwertig runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against hochwertige's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
hochwertig
11 ch
hochwertige

Visual trap between hochwertig and hochwertige

A purely visual mix-up. hochwertig ([ˈhoːxˌveːɐ̯tɪç]) and hochwertige ([ˈhoːxˌveːɐ̯tɪɡə]) 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) - “hochwertig” sits inside “hochwertige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

hochwertig is recorded at frequency rank #26,052, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhoːxˌveːɐ̯tɪç]. hochwertige is at rank #11,067, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhoːxˌveːɐ̯tɪɡə].

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 37119, this pair ranks #1,598,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of hochwertig vs hochwertige

Shared letters: ceghiortw. Private to "hochwertig": -. Private to "hochwertige": -.

"hochwertig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC  ·  "hochwertige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • hochwertig ← hcohwertig · hhochwertig · hocchwertig · hochewrtig · hochhwertig · hochweritg · hochwerrtig · hochwertgi
  • hochwertige ← hcohwertige · hhochwertige · hocchwertige · hochewrtige · hochhwertige · hochweritge · hochwerrtige · hochwertgie

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "hochwertig" and "hochwertige" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈhoːxˌveːɐ̯tɪç] versus [ˈhoːxˌveːɐ̯tɪɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "hochwertig" or "hochwertige" show up more?
"hochwertige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,067 in our German list, against #26,052 for "hochwertig". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "hochwertig" and "hochwertige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "hochwertig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "hochwertige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,598,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "hochwertig" and "hochwertige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hochwertig vs hochwertiges". 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 #1,598,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list