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“saftig” and “saftigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,838
- “saftig” frequency rank
- #31,766
- “saftigen” frequency rank
- 60604
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saftig | saftigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | viel Flüssigkeit enthaltend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs saftig |
Where the eye mixes saftig and saftigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: saftig vs saftigen
A purely visual mix-up. saftig ([ˈzaftɪç]) and saftigen ([ˈzaftɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “saftig” sits inside “saftigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60604, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saftig is recorded at frequency rank #28,838, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaftɪç]. saftigen is at rank #31,766, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaftɪɡn̩].
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 60604, this pair ranks #780,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saftig vs saftigen
Shared letters: afgist. Private to "saftig": -. Private to "saftigen": en.
"saftig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "saftigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saftig" for "saftigen" ever safe?
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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 "saftig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "saftigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #780,809 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saftig" and "saftigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saftig vs Satin". 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 #780,809 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.