Which to use
“blühende” and “blühenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,061
- “blühende” frequency rank
- #26,339
- “blühenden” frequency rank
- 49400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | blühende | blühenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blühend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs blühend |
Where the eye mixes blühende and blühenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. blühende runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against blühenden's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses blühende with blühenden
A purely visual mix-up. blühende ([ˈblyːəndə]) and blühenden ([ˈblyːəndn̩]) 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) - “blühende” sits inside “blühenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
blühende is recorded at frequency rank #23,061, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈblyːəndə]. blühenden is at rank #26,339, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈblyːəndn̩].
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 49400, this pair ranks #1,212,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of blühende vs blühenden
Shared letters: bdehlnü. Private to "blühende": -. Private to "blühenden": -.
"blühende" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "blühenden" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "blühende" and "blühenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "blühende" or "blühenden"?
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 "blühende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blühenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,212,977 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "blühende" and "blühenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "beruhenden vs blühenden". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,212,977 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.