Which to use
“künftig” and “künftige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,466
- “künftig” frequency rank
- #8,408
- “künftige” frequency rank
- 11874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | künftig | künftige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zukünftig, bald eintretend oder vorhanden, in der Zukunft kommend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs künftig |
Where the eye mixes künftig and künftige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. künftig runs 7 letters (CVCCCVC) against künftige's 8 (CVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses künftig with künftige
A purely visual mix-up. künftig ([ˈkʏnftɪç]) and künftige ([ˈkʏnftɪɡə]) 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) - “künftig” sits inside “künftige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
künftig is recorded at frequency rank #3,466, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnftɪç]. künftige is at rank #8,408, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnftɪɡə].
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 11874, this pair ranks #1,967,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of künftig vs künftige
Shared letters: fgikntü. Private to "künftig": -. Private to "künftige": e.
"künftig" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "künftige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "künftig" and "künftige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "künftig" or "künftige"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "künftig" and "künftige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "künftig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "künftige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "künftig" and "künftige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kantig vs künftig". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,967,439 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.