Which to use
“lustig” and “lustigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,235
- “lustig” frequency rank
- #9,946
- “lustigen” frequency rank
- 11181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lustig | lustigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lustig |
Where the eye mixes lustig and lustigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between lustig and lustigen
A purely visual mix-up. lustig ([ˈlʊstɪç]) and lustigen ([ˈlʊstɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “lustig” sits inside “lustigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11181, 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]. lustigen is at rank #9,946, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪɡn̩].
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 11181, this pair ranks #1,971,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lustig vs lustigen
Shared letters: gilstu. Private to "lustig": -. Private to "lustigen": en.
"lustig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lustigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lustig" and "lustigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lustig" vs "lustigen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lustig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lustigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,971,251 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lustig" and "lustigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lustigen vs lustigsten". 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 #1,971,251 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.