Which to use
“Schuldige” is a noun and “schuldigen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,383
- “Schuldige” frequency rank
- #17,404
- “schuldigen” frequency rank
- 45787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Schuldige | schuldigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die schuldig ist | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs schuldig |
Where the eye mixes Schuldige and schuldigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Schuldige runs 9 letters (CCCVCCVCV) against schuldigen's 10 (CCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Schuldige with schuldigen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Schuldige is [ˈʃʊldɪɡə] while schuldigen is [ˈʃʊldɪɡn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Schuldige” sits inside “schuldigen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Schuldige is recorded at frequency rank #28,383, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃʊldɪɡə]. schuldigen is at rank #17,404, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃʊldɪɡn̩].
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 45787, this pair ranks #1,341,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Schuldige vs schuldigen
Shared letters: cdeghilsu. Private to "Schuldige": -. Private to "schuldigen": n.
"Schuldige" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCV · "schuldigen" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Schuldige ← cshuldige · scchuldige · schhuldige · schludige · schudlige · schulddige · schuldgie · schuldieg
- schuldigen ← cshuldigen · scchuldigen · schhuldigen · schludigen · schudligen · schulddigen · schuldgien · schuldiegn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Schuldige" for "schuldigen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Schuldige" or "schuldigen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Schuldige" and "schuldigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Schuldige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schuldigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,341,228 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Schuldige" and "schuldigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schulde vs Schuldige". 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 #1,341,228 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.