Which to use
“witzig” and “witzige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,476
- “witzig” frequency rank
- #14,210
- “witzige” frequency rank
- 16686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | witzig | witzige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Eigenschaft besitzend andere zum Lachen zu bringen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs witzig |
Where the eye mixes witzig and witzige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses witzig with witzige
A purely visual mix-up. witzig ([ˈvɪt͡sɪç]) and witzige ([ˈvɪt͡sɪɡə]) 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) - “witzig” sits inside “witzige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
witzig is recorded at frequency rank #2,476, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪt͡sɪç]. witzige is at rank #14,210, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪt͡sɪɡə].
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 16686, this pair ranks #1,933,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of witzig vs witzige
Shared letters: gitwz. Private to "witzig": -. Private to "witzige": e.
"witzig" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "witzige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "witzig" and "witzige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "witzig" or "witzige" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "witzig" and "witzige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "witzig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "witzige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,933,805 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "witzig" and "witzige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "winziger vs witzige". 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 #1,933,805 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.