Which to use
“innere” and “innige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,972
- “innere” frequency rank
- #46,749
- “innige” frequency rank
- 49721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | innere | innige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs inner- | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs innig |
Where the eye mixes innere and innige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. innere and innige follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: innere vs innige
A purely visual mix-up. innere ([ˈɪnəʁə]) and innige ([ˈɪnɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
innere is recorded at frequency rank #2,972, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnəʁə]. innige is at rank #46,749, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnɪɡə].
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 49721, this pair ranks #1,200,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of innere vs innige
Shared letters: ein. Private to "innere": r. Private to "innige": g.
"innere" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "innige" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "innere" and "innige" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "innere" or "innige" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "innere" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "innige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,200,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "innere" and "innige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "innig vs innige". 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 #1,200,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.