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“amtierende” and “amtierenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,810
“amtierende” frequency rank
#17,799
“amtierenden” frequency rank
37609
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature amtierende amtierenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amtierend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs amtierend

Where the eye mixes amtierende and amtierenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. amtierende runs 10 letters (VCCVVCVCCV) against amtierenden's 11 (VCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
amtierende
11 ch
amtierenden

Visual trap between amtierende and amtierenden

A purely visual mix-up. amtierende ([amˈtiːʁəndə]) and amtierenden ([amˈtiːʁəndn̩]) 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) - “amtierende” sits inside “amtierenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37609, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

amtierende is recorded at frequency rank #19,810, classified as anadj, pronounced [amˈtiːʁəndə]. amtierenden is at rank #17,799, tagged as anadj, pronounced [amˈtiːʁəndn̩].

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 37609, this pair ranks #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of amtierende vs amtierenden

Shared letters: adeimnrt. Private to "amtierende": -. Private to "amtierenden": -.

"amtierende" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCV  ·  "amtierenden" · 11 letters · shape VCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • amtierende ← amiterende · ammtierende · amteirende · amtieernde · amtieredne · amtierendde · amtierened · amtierennde
  • amtierenden ← amiterenden · ammtierenden · amteirenden · amtieernden · amtierednen · amtierendden · amtierendenn · amtierendne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "amtierende" and "amtierenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([amˈtiːʁəndə] versus [amˈtiːʁəndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "amtierende" or "amtierenden"?
"amtierenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,799 in our German list, against #19,810 for "amtierende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "amtierende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "amtierenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "amtierende" and "amtierenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "amtierende vs amtierender". 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 #1,585,698 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list