Which to use
“mutige” and “mutigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,229
- “mutige” frequency rank
- #19,316
- “mutigen” frequency rank
- 35545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mutige | mutigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mutig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mutig |
Where the eye mixes mutige and mutigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between mutige and mutigen
A purely visual mix-up. mutige ([ˈmuːtɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “mutige” sits inside “mutigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mutige is recorded at frequency rank #16,229, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmuːtɪɡə]. 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 35545, this pair ranks #1,637,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of mutige vs mutigen
Shared letters: egimtu. Private to "mutige": -. Private to "mutigen": n.
"mutige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "mutigen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mutige" and "mutigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mutige" vs "mutigen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "mutige" and "mutigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "mutige" 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 #1,637,420 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mutige" 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 #1,637,420 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.