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“dominierende” and “dominierenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,608
- “dominierende” frequency rank
- #34,591
- “dominierenden” frequency rank
- 63199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dominierende | dominierenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dominierend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dominierend |
Where the eye mixes dominierende and dominierenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. dominierende runs 12 letters (CVCVCVVCVCCV) against dominierenden's 13 (CVCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dominierende vs dominierenden
A purely visual mix-up. dominierende ([domiˈniːʁəndə]) and dominierenden ([domiˈniːʁəndn̩]) 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) - “dominierende” sits inside “dominierenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dominierende is recorded at frequency rank #28,608, classified as anadj, pronounced [domiˈniːʁəndə]. dominierenden is at rank #34,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [domiˈniːʁəndn̩].
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 63199, this pair ranks #685,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dominierende vs dominierenden
Shared letters: deimnor. Private to "dominierende": -. Private to "dominierenden": -.
"dominierende" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCV · "dominierenden" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dominierende ← ddominierende · dmoinierende · doimnierende · domiinerende · domineirende · dominieernde · dominieredne · dominierendde
- dominierenden ← ddominierenden · dmoinierenden · doimnierenden · domiinerenden · domineirenden · dominieernden · dominierednen · dominierendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dominierende" and "dominierenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "dominierende" or "dominierenden"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dominierende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dominierenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #685,254 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dominierende" and "dominierenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dominieren vs dominierende". 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 #685,254 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.