neugierige

[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə]

/[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə]/ adj

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The verdict

“neugierige” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #26,544. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,544
frequency rank, German
1,954
“N” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig

Corpus desk

Index DE-neugierige · neugierige · German

neugierige · rank #26,544 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,544
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,954
  • PHOTO-FINISH neugeborene

Nearest frequency peer: neugeborene (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „neugierige“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „neugierige“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

neugierige vs neugierigen
91% similar
neugierige vs neugierig
90% similar
neugierige vs Neugierde
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for neugierige
PropertyValue
Headwordneugierige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#26,544
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „neugierige“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).neugierigeliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „neugeborene“ (#26,543), „Neuhausen“ (#26,545), „Neubaugebiet“ (#26,542). Unter 1,954 „N“-Lemmata liegt „neugierige“ bei #26,544. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around neugierige (IPA [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #26,544 among 1,954 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for neugierige, with forms such as "enugierige", "neguierige", and "neugeirige". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "neugierigen", "neugierig", "Neugierde", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is neugierige, spelled N-E-U-G-I-E-R-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enugierige
  • neguierige
  • neugeirige
  • neuggierige
  • neugieirge
  • neugiergie
  • neugierieg
  • neugierigge
  • neugierrige
  • neugireige
  • neuigerige
  • nneugierige
  • nuegierige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of neugierige - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enugierige2neguierige2neugeirige2neuggierige1neugieirge2neugiergie2neugierieg2neugierigge1
Edit distance from "neugierige"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "neugierige"?
"neugierige" is spelled N-E-U-G-I-E-R-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə].
What does "neugierige" mean?
As an adjective, "neugierige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs neugierig
What words are commonly confused with "neugierige"?
"neugierige" is commonly confused with "neugierigen", "neugierig", "Neugierde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "neugierige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "neugierige" is [ˈnɔɪ̯ˌɡiːʁɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "neugierige" come from?
"neugierige" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "neugierige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Nachtigall#26,539nachlassen#26,538Mülltonnen#26,536platzierte#26,572

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Neukunden13 variantsneutraler13 variantsNotstand13 variantsMesswerte13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list