Which to use
“brennende” and “brennendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,051
- “brennende” frequency rank
- #43,074
- “brennendes” frequency rank
- 58125
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | brennende | brennendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brennend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs brennend |
Where the eye mixes brennende and brennendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. brennende runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCCV) against brennendes's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: brennende vs brennendes
A purely visual mix-up. brennende ([ˈbʁɛnəndə]) and brennendes ([ˈbʁɛnəndəs]) 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) - “brennende” sits inside “brennendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
brennende is recorded at frequency rank #15,051, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁɛnəndə]. brennendes is at rank #43,074, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈbʁɛnəndəs].
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 58125, this pair ranks #874,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of brennende vs brennendes
Shared letters: bdenr. Private to "brennende": -. Private to "brennendes": s.
"brennende" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV · "brennendes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- brennende ← bbrennende · bernnende · brenende · brenennde · brennedne · brennendde · brennened · brennennde
- brennendes ← bbrennendes · bernnendes · brenendes · brenenndes · brennednes · brennenddes · brennendess · brennendse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "brennende" and "brennendes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "brennende" or "brennendes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "brennende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "brennendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #874,833 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "brennende" and "brennendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "brennender vs brennendes". 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 #874,833 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.