Which to use
“tätige” and “tätiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,571
- “tätige” frequency rank
- #46,343
- “tätiger” frequency rank
- 62914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | tätige | tätiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tätig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs tätig |
Where the eye mixes tätige and tätiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. tätige runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against tätiger's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between tätige and tätiger
A purely visual mix-up. tätige ([ˈtɛːtɪɡə]) and tätiger ([ˈtɛːtɪɡɐ]) 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) - “tätige” sits inside “tätiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
tätige is recorded at frequency rank #16,571, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːtɪɡə]. tätiger is at rank #46,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈtɛːtɪɡɐ].
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 62914, this pair ranks #695,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of tätige vs tätiger
Shared letters: egitä. Private to "tätige": -. Private to "tätiger": r.
"tätige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "tätiger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "tätige" and "tätiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "tätige" vs "tätiger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "tätige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tätiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #695,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "tätige" and "tätiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tätigen vs tätiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #695,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.