Which to use
“lästige” and “lästigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,510
- “lästige” frequency rank
- #30,673
- “lästigen” frequency rank
- 57183
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lästige | lästigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lästig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lästig |
Where the eye mixes lästige and lästigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. lästige ([ˈlɛstɪɡə]) and lästigen ([ˈlɛstɪɡn̩]) 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) - “lästige” sits inside “lästigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57183, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lästige is recorded at frequency rank #26,510, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛstɪɡə]. lästigen is at rank #30,673, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɛstɪɡn̩].
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 57183, this pair ranks #911,263 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lästige vs lästigen
Shared letters: egilstä. Private to "lästige": -. Private to "lästigen": n.
"lästige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lästigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC