Which to use
“wenige” and “weniger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #982
- “wenige” frequency rank
- #342
- “weniger” frequency rank
- 1324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wenige | weniger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wenig |
Where the eye mixes wenige and weniger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. wenige ([ˈveːnɪɡə]) and weniger ([ˈveːnɪɡɐ]) 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) - “wenige” sits inside “weniger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wenige is recorded at frequency rank #982, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːnɪɡə]. weniger is at rank #342, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈveːnɪɡɐ].
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 1324, this pair ranks #2,004,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wenige vs weniger
Shared letters: eginw. Private to "wenige": -. Private to "weniger": r.
"wenige" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "weniger" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC