Which to use
“hungrig” and “hungrigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,874
- “hungrig” frequency rank
- #34,181
- “hungrigen” frequency rank
- 45055
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hungrig | hungrigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein Gefühl des Hungers verspürend, Hunger habend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hungrig |
Where the eye mixes hungrig and hungrigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses hungrig with hungrigen
A purely visual mix-up. hungrig ([ˈhʊŋʁɪç]) and hungrigen ([ˈhʊŋʁɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “hungrig” sits inside “hungrigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45055, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hungrig is recorded at frequency rank #10,874, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈhʊŋʁɪç]. hungrigen is at rank #34,181, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈhʊŋʁɪɡn̩].
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 45055, this pair ranks #1,366,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hungrig vs hungrigen
Shared letters: ghinru. Private to "hungrig": -. Private to "hungrigen": e.
"hungrig" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "hungrigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hungrig" and "hungrigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hungrig" or "hungrigen"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hungrig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hungrigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,366,005 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hungrig" and "hungrigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hungrige vs hungrigen". 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 #1,366,005 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.