Which to use
“dringend” and “dringendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,103
- “dringend” frequency rank
- #49,594
- “dringendes” frequency rank
- 51697
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dringend | dringendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht aufschiebbar, sofort zu erledigen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dringend |
Where the eye mixes dringend and dringendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dringend vs dringendes
A purely visual mix-up. dringend ([ˈdʁɪŋənt]) and dringendes ([ˈdʁɪŋəndəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “dringend” sits inside “dringendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51697, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dringend is recorded at frequency rank #2,103, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɪŋənt]. dringendes is at rank #49,594, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɪŋəndəs].
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 51697, this pair ranks #1,125,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dringend vs dringendes
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "dringend": -. Private to "dringendes": s.
"dringend" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "dringendes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dringend ← ddringend · dirngend · drignend · drinegnd · dringedn · dringendd · dringennd · dringgend
- dringendes ← ddringendes · dirngendes · drignendes · drinegndes · dringednes · dringenddes · dringendess · dringendse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dringend" and "dringendes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "dringend" or "dringendes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dringend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dringendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,125,561 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dringend" and "dringendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dringender vs dringendes". 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 #1,125,561 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.