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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stetig" and "stetige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "stetig" or "stetige" show up more?
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.