Which to use
“ige” and “Image” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,298
- “ige” frequency rank
- #5,273
- “Image” frequency rank
- 26571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ige | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verb | inneres Bild, das sich Personen von einem Objekt (zum Beispiel von einem Produkt, einer Person, Gruppe oder Organisation) machen; dieses Bild wird dann oft dem Objekt zugeschrieben und beeinflusst damit dessen Ansehen |
Where the eye mixes ige and Image
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ige with Image
A purely visual mix-up. ige ([ˈiɡɛ]) and Image ([ˈɪmɪt͡ʃ]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ige is recorded at frequency rank #21,298, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈiɡɛ]. Image is at rank #5,273, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɪmɪt͡ʃ].
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 26571, this pair ranks #1,815,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ige vs Image
Shared letters: egi. Private to "ige": -. Private to "Image": am.
"ige" · 3 letters · shape VCV · "Image" · 5 letters · shape VCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Image ← iamge · imaeg · imagge · imgae · immage · miage
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ige" for "Image" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ige" or "Image" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ige" and "Image" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Image" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,815,993 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ige" and "Image" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ige vs IMs". 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 #1,815,993 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.