Which to use
“künftige” and “künftigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,408
- “künftige” frequency rank
- #7,498
- “künftigen” frequency rank
- 15906
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | künftige | künftigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs künftig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs künftig |
Where the eye mixes künftige and künftigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. künftige runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against künftigen's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: künftige vs künftigen
A purely visual mix-up. künftige ([ˈkʏnftɪɡə]) and künftigen ([ˈkʏnftɪɡn̩]) 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) - “künftige” sits inside “künftigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15906, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
künftige is recorded at frequency rank #8,408, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnftɪɡə]. künftigen is at rank #7,498, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkʏnftɪɡn̩].
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 15906, this pair ranks #1,940,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of künftige vs künftigen
Shared letters: efgikntü. Private to "künftige": -. Private to "künftigen": -.
"künftige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "künftigen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "künftige" for "künftigen" ever safe?
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- Full dictionary entry for "künftige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "künftigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,187 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "künftige" and "künftigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kündige vs künftige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,940,187 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.