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Which to use

“weitläufige” and “weitläufigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,315
“weitläufige” frequency rank
#29,864
“weitläufigen” frequency rank
70179
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weitläufige weitläufigen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitläufig Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitläufig

Where the eye mixes weitläufige and weitläufigen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.

11 ch
weitläufige
12 ch
weitläufigen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. weitläufige ([ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]) and weitläufigen ([ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]) 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) - “weitläufige” sits inside “weitläufigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70179, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weitläufige is recorded at frequency rank #40,315, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə]. weitläufigen is at rank #29,864, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩].

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 70179, this pair ranks #454,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of weitläufige vs weitläufigen

Shared letters: efgiltuwä. Private to "weitläufige": -. Private to "weitläufigen": n.

"weitläufige" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCV  ·  "weitläufigen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVVCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "weitläufige" and "weitläufigen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡə] versus [ˈvaɪ̯tˌlɔɪ̯fɪɡn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "weitläufige" or "weitläufigen"?
"weitläufigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,864 in our German list, against #40,315 for "weitläufige". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list