Which to use
“schmutzige” and “schmutzigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,201
- “schmutzige” frequency rank
- #19,374
- “schmutzigen” frequency rank
- 34575
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schmutzige | schmutzigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schmutzig |
Where the eye mixes schmutzige and schmutzigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between schmutzige and schmutzigen
A purely visual mix-up. schmutzige ([ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡə]) and schmutzigen ([ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡn̩]) 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) - “schmutzige” sits inside “schmutzigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schmutzige is recorded at frequency rank #15,201, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡə]. schmutzigen is at rank #19,374, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃmʊt͡sɪɡn̩].
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 34575, this pair ranks #1,660,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of schmutzige vs schmutzigen
Shared letters: ceghimstuz. Private to "schmutzige": -. Private to "schmutzigen": n.
"schmutzige" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVCCVCV · "schmutzigen" · 11 letters · shape CCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schmutzige ← cshmutzige · scchmutzige · schhmutzige · schmmutzige · schmtuzige · schmutizge · schmuttzige · schmutzgie
- schmutzigen ← cshmutzigen · scchmutzigen · schhmutzigen · schmmutzigen · schmtuzigen · schmutizgen · schmuttzigen · schmutzgien
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schmutzige" and "schmutzigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "schmutzige" or "schmutzigen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schmutzige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schmutzigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,660,130 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schmutzige" and "schmutzigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schmutzigen vs schmutziges". 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 #1,660,130 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.