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“wichtige” and “wichtigere” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,173
- “wichtige” frequency rank
- #18,436
- “wichtigere” frequency rank
- 19609
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wichtige | wichtigere |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wichtig | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Komparativs des Adjektivs wichtig |
Where the eye mixes wichtige and wichtigere
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. wichtige runs 8 letters (CVCCCVCV) against wichtigere's 10 (CVCCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wichtige vs wichtigere
A purely visual mix-up. wichtige ([ˈvɪçtɪɡə]) and wichtigere ([ˈvɪçtɪɡəʁə]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “wichtige” sits inside “wichtigere”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19609, 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]. wichtigere is at rank #18,436, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪçtɪɡəʁə].
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 19609, this pair ranks #1,906,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wichtige vs wichtigere
Shared letters: ceghitw. Private to "wichtige": -. Private to "wichtigere": r.
"wichtige" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVCV · "wichtigere" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- wichtige ← iwchtige · wcihtige · wicchtige · wichhtige · wichitge · wichtgie · wichtieg · wichtigge
- wichtigere ← iwchtigere · wcihtigere · wicchtigere · wichhtigere · wichitgere · wichtgiere · wichtiegre · wichtigeer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wichtige" and "wichtigere" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "wichtige" or "wichtigere" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wichtige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wichtigere" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,526 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wichtige" and "wichtigere" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wichtigere 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 #1,906,526 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.