Which to use
“wichtige” and “wichtiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,173
- “wichtige” frequency rank
- #1,531
- “wichtiger” frequency rank
- 2704
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wichtige | wichtiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig |
Where the eye mixes wichtige and wichtiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. wichtige runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against wichtiger's 9 (CVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wichtige with wichtiger
A purely visual mix-up. wichtige ([ˈvɪçtɪɡə]) and wichtiger ([ˈvɪçtɪɡɐ]) 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) - “wichtige” sits inside “wichtiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2704, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wichtige is recorded at frequency rank #1,173, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪçtɪɡə]. wichtiger is at rank #1,531, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪçtɪɡɐ].
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 2704, this pair ranks #2,001,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wichtige vs wichtiger
Shared letters: ceghitw. Private to "wichtige": -. Private to "wichtiger": r.
"wichtige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "wichtiger" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wichtige" and "wichtiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wichtige" or "wichtiger"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wichtige" and "wichtiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wichtige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wichtiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wichtige" and "wichtiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wichtiger vs wichtigeren". 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 #2,001,764 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.