Which to use
“dringende” and “dringenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,190
- “dringende” frequency rank
- #20,890
- “dringenden” frequency rank
- 40080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dringende | dringenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dringend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dringend |
Where the eye mixes dringende and dringenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dringende vs dringenden
A purely visual mix-up. dringende ([ˈdʁɪŋəndə]) and dringenden ([ˈdʁɪŋəndn̩]) 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) - “dringende” sits inside “dringenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dringende is recorded at frequency rank #19,190, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɪŋəndə]. dringenden is at rank #20,890, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɪŋəndn̩].
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 40080, this pair ranks #1,518,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dringende vs dringenden
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "dringende": -. Private to "dringenden": -.
"dringende" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV · "dringenden" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dringende ← ddringende · dirngende · drignende · drinegnde · dringedne · dringendde · dringened · dringennde
- dringenden ← ddringenden · dirngenden · drignenden · drinegnden · dringednen · dringendden · dringendenn · dringendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dringende" and "dringenden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dringende" vs "dringenden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dringende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dringenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,518,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dringende" and "dringenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dringenden 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 #1,518,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.