Which to use
“innig” and “innige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,588
- “innig” frequency rank
- #46,749
- “innige” frequency rank
- 84337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | innig | innige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Leidenschaft besitzend, im Sinne von | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs innig |
Where the eye mixes innig and innige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. innig runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against innige's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between innig and innige
A purely visual mix-up. innig ([ˈɪnɪç]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “innig” sits inside “innige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
innig is recorded at frequency rank #37,588, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɪnɪç]. 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 84337, this pair ranks #125,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of innig vs innige
Shared letters: gin. Private to "innig": -. Private to "innige": e.
"innig" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "innige" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "innig" and "innige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "innig" vs "innige" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "innig" 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 #125,372 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "innig" and "innige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "innige vs Intrige". 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 #125,372 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.