atemberaubendvsatemberaubendenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#24,617
“atemberaubend” frequency rank
#41,034
“atemberaubenden” frequency rank
65651
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atemberaubend atemberaubenden
Definition jemandes Atem zum Stocken bringend; besonders beeindruckend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs atemberaubend

Where the eye mixes atemberaubend and atemberaubenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. atemberaubend runs 13 letters (VCVCCVCVVCVCC) against atemberaubenden's 15 (VCVCCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
atemberaubend
15 ch
atemberaubenden

Visual trap between atemberaubend and atemberaubenden

A purely visual mix-up. atemberaubend ([ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t]) and atemberaubenden ([ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩dən]) 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) - “atemberaubend” sits inside “atemberaubenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65651, 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]. atemberaubenden is at rank #41,034, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩dən].

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 65651, this pair ranks #599,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of atemberaubend vs atemberaubenden

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

"atemberaubend" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVCVCC  ·  "atemberaubenden" · 15 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • atemberaubend ← aetmberaubend · atebmeraubend · atembberaubend · atembearubend · atemberabuend · atemberaubbend · atemberaubedn · atemberaubendd
  • atemberaubenden ← aetmberaubenden · atebmeraubenden · atembberaubenden · atembearubenden · atemberabuenden · atemberaubbenden · atemberaubednen · atemberaubendden

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "atemberaubend" and "atemberaubenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩t] versus [ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩dən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "atemberaubend" vs "atemberaubenden" - which ranks higher?
"atemberaubend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,617 in our German list, against #41,034 for "atemberaubenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "atemberaubend" and "atemberaubenden" 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 "atemberaubenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #599,571 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "atemberaubend" and "atemberaubenden" 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 #599,571 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