Which to use
“saftige” and “saftigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,487
- “saftige” frequency rank
- #31,766
- “saftigen” frequency rank
- 56253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | saftige | saftigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs saftig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs saftig |
Where the eye mixes saftige and saftigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between saftige and saftigen
A purely visual mix-up. saftige ([ˈzaftɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “saftige” sits inside “saftigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
saftige is recorded at frequency rank #24,487, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzaftɪɡə]. 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 56253, this pair ranks #947,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of saftige vs saftigen
Shared letters: aefgist. Private to "saftige": -. Private to "saftigen": n.
"saftige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "saftigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "saftige" for "saftigen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "saftige" or "saftigen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "saftige" and "saftigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "saftige" 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 #947,414 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "saftige" and "saftigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "saftigen vs sandigen". 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 #947,414 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.