Which to use
“anhaltende” and “anhaltenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,553
- “anhaltende” frequency rank
- #16,082
- “anhaltenden” frequency rank
- 31635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anhaltende | anhaltenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anhaltend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anhaltend |
Where the eye mixes anhaltende and anhaltenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. anhaltende runs 10 letters (VCCVCCVCCV) against anhaltenden's 11 (VCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses anhaltende with anhaltenden
A purely visual mix-up. anhaltende ([ˈanˌhaltn̩də]) and anhaltenden ([ˈanˌhaltn̩dən]) 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) - “anhaltende” sits inside “anhaltenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anhaltende is recorded at frequency rank #15,553, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌhaltn̩də]. anhaltenden is at rank #16,082, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌhaltn̩dən].
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 31635, this pair ranks #1,724,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anhaltende vs anhaltenden
Shared letters: adehlnt. Private to "anhaltende": -. Private to "anhaltenden": -.
"anhaltende" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCV · "anhaltenden" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anhaltende ← ahnaltende · anahltende · anhaletnde · anhalltende · anhaltedne · anhaltendde · anhaltened · anhaltennde
- anhaltenden ← ahnaltenden · anahltenden · anhaletnden · anhalltenden · anhaltednen · anhaltendden · anhaltendenn · anhaltendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "anhaltende" and "anhaltenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "anhaltende" or "anhaltenden"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "anhaltende" and "anhaltenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anhaltende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anhaltenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,724,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anhaltende" and "anhaltenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anfallende vs anhaltende". 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 #1,724,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.