Which to use
“nervig” and “nervige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,244
- “nervig” frequency rank
- #24,053
- “nervige” frequency rank
- 33297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | nervig | nervige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehnig, kräftig, kraftvoll, stark, zäh; „den Eindruck angespannter Kraft vermittelnd“ | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nervig |
Where the eye mixes nervig and nervige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. nervig runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against nervige's 7 (CVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses nervig with nervige
A purely visual mix-up. nervig ([ˈnɛʁfɪç]) and nervige ([ˈnɛʁfɪɡə]) 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) - “nervig” sits inside “nervige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
nervig is recorded at frequency rank #9,244, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɛʁfɪç]. nervige is at rank #24,053, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɛʁfɪɡə].
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 33297, this pair ranks #1,689,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of nervig vs nervige
Shared letters: eginrv. Private to "nervig": -. Private to "nervige": -.
"nervig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "nervige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "nervig" and "nervige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "nervig" or "nervige" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "nervig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "nervige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,689,028 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "nervig" and "nervige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "nerve vs nervige". 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 #1,689,028 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.