Which to use
“nachhaltig” and “nachhaltigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,740
- “nachhaltig” frequency rank
- #14,133
- “nachhaltigen” frequency rank
- 19873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachhaltig | nachhaltigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | auf deutliche Art und Weise anhaltend, lange nachwirkend, dauernd | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachhaltig |
Where the eye mixes nachhaltig and nachhaltigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. nachhaltig runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against nachhaltigen's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between nachhaltig and nachhaltigen
A purely visual mix-up. nachhaltig ([ˈnaːxhaltɪç]) and nachhaltigen ([ˈnaːxhaltɪɡn̩]) 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) - “nachhaltig” sits inside “nachhaltigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachhaltig is recorded at frequency rank #5,740, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːxhaltɪç]. nachhaltigen is at rank #14,133, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːxhaltɪɡn̩].
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 19873, this pair ranks #1,903,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nachhaltig vs nachhaltigen
Shared letters: acghilnt. Private to "nachhaltig": -. Private to "nachhaltigen": e.
"nachhaltig" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "nachhaltigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachhaltig ← anchhaltig · nacchhaltig · nachahltig · nachaltig · nachhalitg · nachhalltig · nachhaltgi · nachhaltigg
- nachhaltigen ← anchhaltigen · nacchhaltigen · nachahltigen · nachaltigen · nachhalitgen · nachhalltigen · nachhaltgien · nachhaltiegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "nachhaltig" for "nachhaltigen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "nachhaltig" vs "nachhaltigen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "nachhaltig" and "nachhaltigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "nachhaltig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nachhaltigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,903,695 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachhaltig" and "nachhaltigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nachhaltigen vs nachhaltiges". 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 #1,903,695 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.