Which to use
“mutig” and “mutigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,210
- “mutig” frequency rank
- #19,316
- “mutigen” frequency rank
- 26526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mutig | mutigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | voller Mut, Mut aufbringend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mutig |
Where the eye mixes mutig and mutigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mutig and mutigen
A purely visual mix-up. mutig ([ˈmuːtɪç]) and mutigen ([ˈmuːtɪɡn̩]) 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) - “mutig” sits inside “mutigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mutig is recorded at frequency rank #7,210, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuːtɪç]. mutigen is at rank #19,316, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuːtɪɡn̩].
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 26526, this pair ranks #1,816,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mutig vs mutigen
Shared letters: gimtu. Private to "mutig": -. Private to "mutigen": en.
"mutig" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "mutigen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "mutig" and "mutigen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "mutig" vs "mutigen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mutig" and "mutigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mutig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mutigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,816,676 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mutig" and "mutigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Mumien vs mutigen". 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 #1,816,676 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.