Which to use
“anständig” and “anständiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,023
- “anständig” frequency rank
- #28,059
- “anständiges” frequency rank
- 40082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anständig | anständiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Einklang mit der (eher prüden) Sexualmoral | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anständig |
Where the eye mixes anständig and anständiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. anständig runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against anständiges's 11 (VCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anständig vs anständiges
A purely visual mix-up. anständig ([ˈanˌʃtɛndɪç]) and anständiges ([ˈanˌʃtɛndɪɡəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “anständig” sits inside “anständiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anständig is recorded at frequency rank #12,023, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtɛndɪç]. anständiges is at rank #28,059, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtɛndɪɡəs].
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 40082, this pair ranks #1,518,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anständig vs anständiges
Shared letters: adginstä. Private to "anständig": -. Private to "anständiges": e.
"anständig" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "anständiges" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anständig" for "anständiges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "anständig" or "anständiges"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "anständig" and "anständiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "anständig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anständiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,518,572 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anständig" and "anständiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anständiger vs anständiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,518,572 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.