Which to use
“anstrengend” and “anstrengende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,037
- “anstrengend” frequency rank
- #29,924
- “anstrengende” frequency rank
- 35961
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anstrengend | anstrengende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anstrengung erfordernd, mühsam | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anstrengend |
Where the eye mixes anstrengend and anstrengende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. anstrengend runs 11 letters (VCCCCVCCVCC) against anstrengende's 12 (VCCCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anstrengend vs anstrengende
A purely visual mix-up. anstrengend ([ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋənt]) and anstrengende ([ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋəndə]) 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) - “anstrengend” sits inside “anstrengende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35961, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anstrengend is recorded at frequency rank #6,037, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋənt]. anstrengende is at rank #29,924, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋəndə].
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 35961, this pair ranks #1,627,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anstrengend vs anstrengende
Shared letters: adegnrst. Private to "anstrengend": -. Private to "anstrengende": -.
"anstrengend" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCC · "anstrengende" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- anstrengend ← annstrengend · ansrtengend · ansstrengend · ansterngend · anstregnend · anstrenegnd · anstrengedn · anstrengendd
- anstrengende ← annstrengende · ansrtengende · ansstrengende · ansterngende · anstregnende · anstrenegnde · anstrengedne · anstrengendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anstrengend" for "anstrengende" ever safe?
Frequency check: "anstrengend" vs "anstrengende" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anstrengend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anstrengende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,627,346 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anstrengend" and "anstrengende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ansteigende vs anstrengende". 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 #1,627,346 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.