Which to use
“lustige” and “lustigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,621
- “lustige” frequency rank
- #9,946
- “lustigen” frequency rank
- 15567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lustige | lustigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lustig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lustig |
Where the eye mixes lustige and lustigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lustige vs lustigen
A purely visual mix-up. lustige ([ˈlʊstɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “lustige” sits inside “lustigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lustige is recorded at frequency rank #5,621, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪɡə]. 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 15567, this pair ranks #1,942,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lustige vs lustigen
Shared letters: egilstu. Private to "lustige": -. Private to "lustigen": n.
"lustige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "lustigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lustige" and "lustigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lustige" vs "lustigen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lustige" 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 #1,942,842 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lustige" 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 #1,942,842 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.