Which to use
“nachhaltige” and “nachhaltigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,601
- “nachhaltige” frequency rank
- #14,133
- “nachhaltigen” frequency rank
- 22734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nachhaltige | nachhaltigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachhaltig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachhaltig |
Where the eye mixes nachhaltige and nachhaltigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. nachhaltige runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCV) against nachhaltigen's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nachhaltige with nachhaltigen
A purely visual mix-up. nachhaltige ([ˈnaːxhaltɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “nachhaltige” sits inside “nachhaltigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nachhaltige is recorded at frequency rank #8,601, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːxhaltɪɡə]. 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 22734, this pair ranks #1,870,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nachhaltige vs nachhaltigen
Shared letters: aceghilnt. Private to "nachhaltige": -. Private to "nachhaltigen": -.
"nachhaltige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV · "nachhaltigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- nachhaltige ← anchhaltige · nacchhaltige · nachahltige · nachaltige · nachhalitge · nachhalltige · nachhaltgie · nachhaltieg
- nachhaltigen ← anchhaltigen · nacchhaltigen · nachahltigen · nachaltigen · nachhalitgen · nachhalltigen · nachhaltgien · nachhaltiegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nachhaltige" and "nachhaltigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nachhaltige" or "nachhaltigen" show up more?
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 "nachhaltige" 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 #1,870,431 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nachhaltige" 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 #1,870,431 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.