Which to use
“übrige” and “übrigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,071
- “übrige” frequency rank
- #2,186
- “übrigen” frequency rank
- 18257
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | übrige | übrigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs übrig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs übrig |
Where the eye mixes übrige and übrigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. übrige runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against übrigen's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses übrige with übrigen
A purely visual mix-up. übrige ([ˈyːbʁɪɡə]) and übrigen ([ˈyːbʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “übrige” sits inside “übrigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18257, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
übrige is recorded at frequency rank #16,071, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈyːbʁɪɡə]. übrigen is at rank #2,186, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈyːbʁɪɡn̩].
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 18257, this pair ranks #1,919,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of übrige vs übrigen
Shared letters: begirü. Private to "übrige": -. Private to "übrigen": n.
"übrige" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "übrigen" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "übrige" and "übrigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "übrige" vs "übrigen" - 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 "übrige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "übrigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,919,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "übrige" and "übrigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "übrige vs üppige". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,919,966 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.