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Which to use

“neuartige” and “neuartigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#23,640
“neuartige” frequency rank
#27,866
“neuartigen” frequency rank
51506
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature neuartige neuartigen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neuartig Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neuartig

Where the eye mixes neuartige and neuartigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. neuartige runs 9 letters (CVVVCCVCV) against neuartigen's 10 (CVVVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
neuartige
10 ch
neuartigen

Look-alike desk: neuartige vs neuartigen

A purely visual mix-up. neuartige ([ˈnɔɪ̯ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡə]) and neuartigen ([ˈnɔɪ̯ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]) 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) - “neuartige” sits inside “neuartigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

neuartige is recorded at frequency rank #23,640, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡə]. neuartigen is at rank #27,866, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩].

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 51506, this pair ranks #1,132,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of neuartige vs neuartigen

Shared letters: aeginrtu. Private to "neuartige": -. Private to "neuartigen": -.

"neuartige" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCV  ·  "neuartigen" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • neuartige ← enuartige · neaurtige · neuaritge · neuarrtige · neuartgie · neuartieg · neuartigge · neuarttige
  • neuartigen ← enuartigen · neaurtigen · neuaritgen · neuarrtigen · neuartgien · neuartiegn · neuartigenn · neuartiggen

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "neuartige" for "neuartigen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnɔɪ̯ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡə] versus [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌʔaːɐ̯tɪɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "neuartige" vs "neuartigen" - which ranks higher?
"neuartige" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,640 in our German list, against #27,866 for "neuartigen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "neuartige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "neuartigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,132,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #1,132,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list