Which to use
“lustig” and “lustige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,235
- “lustig” frequency rank
- #5,621
- “lustige” frequency rank
- 6856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lustig | lustige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lustig |
Where the eye mixes lustig and lustige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lustig vs lustige
A purely visual mix-up. lustig ([ˈlʊstɪç]) and lustige ([ˈlʊstɪɡə]) 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) - “lustig” sits inside “lustige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lustig is recorded at frequency rank #1,235, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪç]. lustige is at rank #5,621, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪɡə].
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 6856, this pair ranks #1,990,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lustig vs lustige
Shared letters: gilstu. Private to "lustig": -. Private to "lustige": e.
"lustig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lustige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lustig" and "lustige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lustig" or "lustige"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lustig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lustige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,236 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lustig" and "lustige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lustige vs lustigste". 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 #1,990,236 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.