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Which to use

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

#31,946
“basierende” frequency rank
#37,388
“basierenden” frequency rank
69334
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature basierende basierenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs basierend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs basierend

Where the eye mixes basierende and basierenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. basierende runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against basierenden's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
basierende
11 ch
basierenden

Why the eye confuses basierende with basierenden

A purely visual mix-up. basierende ([baˈziːʁəndə]) and basierenden ([baˈziːʁəndn̩]) 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) - “basierende” sits inside “basierenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69334, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

basierende is recorded at frequency rank #31,946, classified as anadj, pronounced [baˈziːʁəndə]. basierenden is at rank #37,388, tagged as anadj, pronounced [baˈziːʁəndn̩].

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 69334, this pair ranks #479,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of basierende vs basierenden

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

"basierende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV  ·  "basierenden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • basierende ← absierende · baiserende · baseirende · basieernde · basieredne · basierendde · basierened · basierennde
  • basierenden ← absierenden · baiserenden · baseirenden · basieernden · basierednen · basierendden · basierendenn · basierendne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "basierende" for "basierenden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([baˈziːʁəndə] versus [baˈziːʁəndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "basierende" or "basierenden" show up more?
"basierende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,946 in our German list, against #37,388 for "basierenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "basierende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "basierenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #479,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "basierende" and "basierenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "basierend 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 #479,747 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