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“lustige” and “lustigste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,621
“lustige” frequency rank
#44,781
“lustigste” frequency rank
50402
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lustige lustigste
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lustig Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lustig

Where the eye mixes lustige and lustigste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
lustige
9 ch
lustigste

Visual trap between lustige and lustigste

A purely visual mix-up. lustige ([ˈlʊstɪɡə]) and lustigste ([ˈlʊstɪçstə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50402, 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]. lustigste is at rank #44,781, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪçstə].

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 50402, this pair ranks #1,175,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lustige vs lustigste

Shared letters: egilstu. Private to "lustige": -. Private to "lustigste": -.

"lustige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "lustigste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lustigellustige · lsutige · lusitge · lusstige · lustgie · lustieg · lustigge · lusttige
  • lustigstellustigste · lsutigste · lusitgste · lusstigste · lustgiste · lustiggste · lustigset · lustigsste

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "lustige" and "lustigste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈlʊstɪɡə] versus [ˈlʊstɪçstə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "lustige" vs "lustigste" - which ranks higher?
"lustige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,621 in our German list, against #44,781 for "lustigste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "lustige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lustigste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,175,021 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lustige" and "lustigste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lustigste 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 #1,175,021 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list