Which to use
“lustigste” and “lustigsten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,781
- “lustigste” frequency rank
- #43,334
- “lustigsten” frequency rank
- 88115
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lustigste | lustigsten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Superlativs des Adjektivs lustig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Superlativs des Adjektivs lustig |
Where the eye mixes lustigste and lustigsten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lustigste vs lustigsten
A purely visual mix-up. lustigste ([ˈlʊstɪçstə]) and lustigsten ([ˈlʊstɪçstn̩]) 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) - “lustigste” sits inside “lustigsten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 88115, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lustigste is recorded at frequency rank #44,781, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪçstə]. lustigsten is at rank #43,334, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlʊstɪçstn̩].
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 88115, this pair ranks #72,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of lustigste vs lustigsten
Shared letters: egilstu. Private to "lustigste": -. Private to "lustigsten": n.
"lustigste" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "lustigsten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lustigste ← llustigste · lsutigste · lusitgste · lusstigste · lustgiste · lustiggste · lustigset · lustigsste
- lustigsten ← llustigsten · lsutigsten · lusitgsten · lusstigsten · lustgisten · lustiggsten · lustigsetn · lustigssten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lustigste" and "lustigsten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "lustigste" or "lustigsten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lustigste" and "lustigsten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lustigste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lustigsten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #72,175 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lustigste" and "lustigsten" 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 #72,175 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.