Which to use
“sorgfältige” and “sorgfältiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,174
- “sorgfältige” frequency rank
- #26,617
- “sorgfältiger” frequency rank
- 52791
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sorgfältige | sorgfältiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sorgfältig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sorgfältig |
Where the eye mixes sorgfältige and sorgfältiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. sorgfältige runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCV) against sorgfältiger's 12 (CVCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sorgfältige vs sorgfältiger
A purely visual mix-up. sorgfältige ([ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪɡə]) and sorgfältiger ([ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪɡɐ]) 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) - “sorgfältige” sits inside “sorgfältiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sorgfältige is recorded at frequency rank #26,174, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪɡə]. sorgfältiger is at rank #26,617, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɔʁkfɛltɪɡɐ].
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 52791, this pair ranks #1,083,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sorgfältige vs sorgfältiger
Shared letters: efgilorstä. Private to "sorgfältige": -. Private to "sorgfältiger": -.
"sorgfältige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV · "sorgfältiger" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sorgfältige" for "sorgfältiger" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sorgfältige" or "sorgfältiger"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "sorgfältige" and "sorgfältiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sorgfältige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sorgfältiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,083,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sorgfältige" and "sorgfältiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sorgfältig vs sorgfältiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,083,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.