Which to use
“ambulante” and “ambulanten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,517
- “ambulante” frequency rank
- #21,518
- “ambulanten” frequency rank
- 43035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ambulante | ambulanten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ambulant | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ambulant |
Where the eye mixes ambulante and ambulanten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. ambulante runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against ambulanten's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ambulante and ambulanten
A purely visual mix-up. ambulante ([ambuˈlantə]) and ambulanten ([ambuˈlantn̩]) 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) - “ambulante” sits inside “ambulanten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ambulante is recorded at frequency rank #21,517, classified as anadj, pronounced [ambuˈlantə]. ambulanten is at rank #21,518, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ambuˈlantn̩].
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 43035, this pair ranks #1,430,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ambulante vs ambulanten
Shared letters: abelmntu. Private to "ambulante": -. Private to "ambulanten": -.
"ambulante" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV · "ambulanten" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ambulante ← abmulante · ambbulante · ambluante · ambualnte · ambulanet · ambulannte · ambulantte · ambulatne
- ambulanten ← abmulanten · ambbulanten · ambluanten · ambualnten · ambulanetn · ambulannten · ambulantenn · ambulantne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ambulante" for "ambulanten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ambulante" or "ambulanten" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ambulante" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ambulanten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,430,616 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ambulante" and "ambulanten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ambulante vs amüsante". 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 #1,430,616 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.