Which to use
“neugierig” and “neugierige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,287
- “neugierig” frequency rank
- #26,544
- “neugierige” frequency rank
- 31831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | neugierig | neugierige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | stark interessiert an etwas | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig |
Where the eye mixes neugierig and neugierige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. neugierig runs 9 letters (CVVCVVCVC) against neugierige's 10 (CVVCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses neugierig with neugierige
A purely visual mix-up. neugierig ([ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç]) and neugierige ([ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə]) 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) - “neugierig” sits inside “neugierige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
neugierig is recorded at frequency rank #5,287, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪç]. 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 31831, this pair ranks #1,720,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of neugierig vs neugierige
Shared letters: eginru. Private to "neugierig": -. Private to "neugierige": -.
"neugierig" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVVCVC · "neugierige" · 10 letters · shape CVVCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- neugierig ← enugierig · neguierig · neugeirig · neuggierig · neugieirg · neugiergi · neugierigg · neugierrig
- neugierige ← enugierige · neguierige · neugeirige · neuggierige · neugieirge · neugiergie · neugierieg · neugierigge
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "neugierig" and "neugierige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "neugierig" 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 #1,720,117 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "neugierig" 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 #1,720,117 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.