basierendvsbasierendeWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: basierend is a verb, basierende is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“basierend” is a verb and “basierende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,833
“basierend” frequency rank
#31,946
“basierende” frequency rank
40779
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature basierend basierende
Definition Partizip Präsens des Verbs basieren Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs basierend

Where the eye mixes basierend and basierende

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. basierend runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against basierende's 10 (CVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
basierend
10 ch
basierende

Look-alike desk: basierend vs basierende

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: basierend is [baˈziːʁənt] while basierende is [baˈziːʁəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “basierend” sits inside “basierende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40779, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

basierend is recorded at frequency rank #8,833, classified as averb, pronounced [baˈziːʁənt]. basierende is at rank #31,946, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈziːʁəndə].

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 40779, this pair ranks #1,498,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of basierend vs basierende

Shared letters: abdeinrs. Private to "basierend": -. Private to "basierende": -.

"basierend" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC  ·  "basierende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • basierend ← absierend · baiserend · baseirend · basieernd · basieredn · basierendd · basierennd · basierned
  • basierende ← absierende · baiserende · baseirende · basieernde · basieredne · basierendde · basierened · basierennde

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "basierend" and "basierende" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "basierend" is a verb and "basierende" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "basierend" vs "basierende" - which ranks higher?
"basierend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,833 in our German list, against #31,946 for "basierende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "basierend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "basierende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,498,531 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "basierend" and "basierende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basierende vs basierenden". 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 #1,498,531 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