Which to use
“lustig” and “lustiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,235
- “lustig” frequency rank
- #11,476
- “lustiger” frequency rank
- 12711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lustig | lustiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Komik, Witz besitzend; amüsant | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lustig |
Where the eye mixes lustig and lustiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses lustig with lustiger
A purely visual mix-up. lustig ([ˈlʊstɪç]) and lustiger ([ˈlʊstɪɡɐ]) 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 “lustiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12711, 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]. lustiger is at rank #11,476, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪɡɐ].
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 12711, this pair ranks #1,962,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lustig vs lustiger
Shared letters: gilstu. Private to "lustig": -. Private to "lustiger": er.
"lustig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lustiger" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lustig" and "lustiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lustig" or "lustiger"?
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 "lustiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,494 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lustig" and "lustiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lästigen vs lustiger". 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 #1,962,494 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.