stetigvsstetigeConfusable pair

Which to use

“stetig” and “stetige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,358
“stetig” frequency rank
#24,940
“stetige” frequency rank
31298
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature stetig stetige
Definition kontinuierlich, zusammenhängend, ohne Unterbrechung Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stetig

Where the eye mixes stetig and stetige

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. stetig runs 6 letters (CCVCVC) against stetige's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
stetig
7 ch
stetige

Visual trap between stetig and stetige

A purely visual mix-up. stetig ([ˈʃteːtɪç]) and stetige ([ˈʃteːtɪɡə]) 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) - “stetig” sits inside “stetige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

stetig is recorded at frequency rank #6,358, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃteːtɪç]. stetige is at rank #24,940, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃteːtɪɡə].

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 31298, this pair ranks #1,730,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of stetig vs stetige

Shared letters: egist. Private to "stetig": -. Private to "stetige": -.

"stetig" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC  ·  "stetige" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • stetig ← settig · sstetig · stetgi · stetigg · stettig · stteig · sttetig · tsetig
  • stetige ← settige · sstetige · steitge · stetgie · stetieg · stetigge · stettige · sttetige

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "stetig" and "stetige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃteːtɪç] versus [ˈʃteːtɪɡə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "stetig" or "stetige" show up more?
"stetig" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,358 in our German list, against #24,940 for "stetige". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "stetig" and "stetige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "stetig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "stetige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,730,952 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "stetig" and "stetige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steife vs stetige". 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 #1,730,952 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list