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Which to use

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

#25,043
“atemberaubende” frequency rank
#41,034
“atemberaubenden” frequency rank
66077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature atemberaubende atemberaubenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs atemberaubend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs atemberaubend

Where the eye mixes atemberaubende and atemberaubenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. atemberaubende runs 14 letters (VCVCCVCVVCVCCV) against atemberaubenden's 15 (VCVCCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
atemberaubende
15 ch
atemberaubenden

Look-alike desk: atemberaubende vs atemberaubenden

A purely visual mix-up. atemberaubende ([ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩də]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “atemberaubende” sits inside “atemberaubenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66077, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

atemberaubende is recorded at frequency rank #25,043, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩də]. 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 66077, this pair ranks #585,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of atemberaubende vs atemberaubenden

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

"atemberaubende" · 14 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVCVCCV  ·  "atemberaubenden" · 15 letters · shape VCVCCVCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • atemberaubende ← aetmberaubende · atebmeraubende · atembberaubende · atembearubende · atemberabuende · atemberaubbende · atemberaubedne · atemberaubendde
  • atemberaubenden ← aetmberaubenden · atebmeraubenden · atembberaubenden · atembearubenden · atemberabuenden · atemberaubbenden · atemberaubednen · atemberaubendden

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "atemberaubende" for "atemberaubenden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩də] versus [ˈaːtəmbəˌʁaʊ̯bn̩dən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "atemberaubende" or "atemberaubenden"?
"atemberaubende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,043 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

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "atemberaubende" 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 #585,367 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "atemberaubende" and "atemberaubenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "atemberaubend 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 #585,367 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