Which to use
“anstrengende” and “anstrengenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,924
- “anstrengende” frequency rank
- #22,620
- “anstrengenden” frequency rank
- 52544
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anstrengende | anstrengenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anstrengend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anstrengend |
Where the eye mixes anstrengende and anstrengenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. anstrengende runs 12 letters (VCCCCVCCVCCV) against anstrengenden's 13 (VCCCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between anstrengende and anstrengenden
A purely visual mix-up. anstrengende ([ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋəndə]) and anstrengenden ([ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋəndn̩]) 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) - “anstrengende” sits inside “anstrengenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52544, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anstrengende is recorded at frequency rank #29,924, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋəndə]. anstrengenden is at rank #22,620, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌʃtʁɛŋəndn̩].
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 52544, this pair ranks #1,092,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of anstrengende vs anstrengenden
Shared letters: adegnrst. Private to "anstrengende": -. Private to "anstrengenden": -.
"anstrengende" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCCV · "anstrengenden" · 13 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anstrengende ← annstrengende · ansrtengende · ansstrengende · ansterngende · anstregnende · anstrenegnde · anstrengedne · anstrengendde
- anstrengenden ← annstrengenden · ansrtengenden · ansstrengenden · ansterngenden · anstregnenden · anstrenegnden · anstrengednen · anstrengendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "anstrengende" for "anstrengenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "anstrengende" vs "anstrengenden" - 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 "anstrengende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anstrengenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,092,602 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anstrengende" and "anstrengenden" 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 #1,092,602 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.