Which to use
“vorsichtige” and “vorsichtigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,710
- “vorsichtige” frequency rank
- #42,934
- “vorsichtigen” frequency rank
- 82644
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorsichtige | vorsichtigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs vorsichtig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorsichtig |
Where the eye mixes vorsichtige and vorsichtigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vorsichtige runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCCVCV) against vorsichtigen's 12 (CVCCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vorsichtige with vorsichtigen
A purely visual mix-up. vorsichtige ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡə]) and vorsichtigen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡn̩]) 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) - “vorsichtige” sits inside “vorsichtigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82644, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorsichtige is recorded at frequency rank #39,710, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡə]. vorsichtigen is at rank #42,934, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɪçtɪɡn̩].
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 82644, this pair ranks #153,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of vorsichtige vs vorsichtigen
Shared letters: ceghiorstv. Private to "vorsichtige": -. Private to "vorsichtigen": n.
"vorsichtige" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCV · "vorsichtigen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorsichtige ← ovrsichtige · vorischtige · vorrsichtige · vorscihtige · vorsicchtige · vorsichhtige · vorsichitge · vorsichtgie
- vorsichtigen ← ovrsichtigen · vorischtigen · vorrsichtigen · vorscihtigen · vorsicchtigen · vorsichhtigen · vorsichitgen · vorsichtgien
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vorsichtige" and "vorsichtigen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vorsichtige" or "vorsichtigen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "vorsichtige" and "vorsichtigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "vorsichtige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorsichtigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #153,530 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorsichtige" and "vorsichtigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorsichtigen vs vorsichtiger". 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 #153,530 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.