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

#36,178
“anmutende” frequency rank
#33,961
“anmutenden” frequency rank
70139
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anmutende anmutenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anmutend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anmutend

Where the eye mixes anmutende and anmutenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. anmutende runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against anmutenden's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
anmutende
10 ch
anmutenden

Why the eye confuses anmutende with anmutenden

A purely visual mix-up. anmutende ([ˈanˌmuːtn̩də]) and anmutenden ([ˈanˌmuːtn̩dən]) 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) - “anmutende” sits inside “anmutenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anmutende is recorded at frequency rank #36,178, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌmuːtn̩də]. anmutenden is at rank #33,961, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌmuːtn̩dən].

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 70139, this pair ranks #455,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of anmutende vs anmutenden

Shared letters: ademntu. Private to "anmutende": -. Private to "anmutenden": -.

"anmutende" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "anmutenden" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anmutende ← amnutende · anmmutende · anmtuende · anmuetnde · anmutedne · anmutendde · anmutened · anmutennde
  • anmutenden ← amnutenden · anmmutenden · anmtuenden · anmuetnden · anmutednen · anmutendden · anmutendenn · anmutendne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "anmutende" for "anmutenden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌmuːtn̩də] versus [ˈanˌmuːtn̩dən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "anmutende" or "anmutenden" show up more?
"anmutenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,961 in our German list, against #36,178 for "anmutende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anmutende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "anmutenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #455,347 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anmutende" and "anmutenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anmutenden vs anzuwenden". 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 #455,347 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