Which to use
“stetige” and “stetigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,940
- “stetige” frequency rank
- #26,626
- “stetigen” frequency rank
- 51566
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stetige | stetigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stetig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stetig |
Where the eye mixes stetige and stetigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. stetige runs 7 letters (CCVCVCV) against stetigen's 8 (CCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses stetige with stetigen
A purely visual mix-up. stetige ([ˈʃteːtɪɡə]) and stetigen ([ˈʃteːtɪɡn̩]) 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) - “stetige” sits inside “stetigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51566, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stetige is recorded at frequency rank #24,940, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃteːtɪɡə]. stetigen is at rank #26,626, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃteːtɪɡn̩].
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 51566, this pair ranks #1,130,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of stetige vs stetigen
Shared letters: egist. Private to "stetige": -. Private to "stetigen": n.
"stetige" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV · "stetigen" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stetige" and "stetigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stetige" or "stetigen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stetige" and "stetigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stetige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stetigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,130,547 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stetige" and "stetigen" 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 #1,130,547 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.