Which to use
“Neugierde” is a noun and “neugierige” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,656
- “Neugierde” frequency rank
- #26,544
- “neugierige” frequency rank
- 46200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Neugierde | neugierige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Wunsch oder Drang, von Dingen zu erfahren, die einem noch unbekannt sind | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig |
Where the eye mixes Neugierde and neugierige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Neugierde runs 9 letters (CVVCVVCCV) against neugierige's 10 (CVVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Neugierde vs neugierige
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Neugierde is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːɐ̯də] while neugierige is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Neugierde is recorded at frequency rank #19,656, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːɐ̯də]. neugierige is at rank #26,544, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə].
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 46200, this pair ranks #1,327,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Neugierde vs neugierige
Shared letters: eginru. Private to "Neugierde": d. Private to "neugierige": -.
"Neugierde" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCCV · "neugierige" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Neugierde ← enugierde · neguierde · neugeirde · neuggierde · neugiedre · neugierdde · neugiered · neugierrde
- neugierige ← enugierige · neguierige · neugeirige · neuggierige · neugieirge · neugiergie · neugierieg · neugierigge
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Neugierde" and "neugierige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Neugierde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "neugierige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,327,127 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Neugierde" and "neugierige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neugierige vs neugierigen". 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 #1,327,127 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.