atemberaubendvsatemberaubendeConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#24,617
“atemberaubend” frequency rank
#25,043
“atemberaubende” frequency rank
49660
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atemberaubend atemberaubende
Definition jemandes Atem zum Stocken bringend; besonders beeindruckend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs atemberaubend

Where the eye mixes atemberaubend and atemberaubende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. atemberaubend runs 13 letters (VCVCCVCVVCVCC) against atemberaubende's 14 (VCVCCVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
atemberaubend
14 ch
atemberaubende

Why the eye confuses atemberaubend with atemberaubende

A purely visual mix-up. atemberaubend ([ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]) and atemberaubende ([ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩də]) 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) - “atemberaubend” sits inside “atemberaubende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49660, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atemberaubend is recorded at frequency rank #24,617, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]. atemberaubende is at rank #25,043, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩də].

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 49660, this pair ranks #1,203,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of atemberaubend vs atemberaubende

Shared letters: abdemnrtu. Private to "atemberaubend": -. Private to "atemberaubende": -.

"atemberaubend" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVCVCC  ·  "atemberaubende" · 14 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • atemberaubend ← aetmberaubend · atebmeraubend · atembberaubend · atembearubend · atemberabuend · atemberaubbend · atemberaubedn · atemberaubendd
  • atemberaubende ← aetmberaubende · atebmeraubende · atembberaubende · atembearubende · atemberabuende · atemberaubbende · atemberaubedne · atemberaubendde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "atemberaubend" and "atemberaubende" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t] versus [ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩də]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "atemberaubend" or "atemberaubende"?
"atemberaubend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,617 in our German list, against #25,043 for "atemberaubende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "atemberaubend" and "atemberaubende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "atemberaubend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "atemberaubende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,203,042 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "atemberaubend" and "atemberaubende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atemberaubende vs atemberaubenden". 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 #1,203,042 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