Which to use
“dringende” and “dringendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,190
- “dringende” frequency rank
- #49,594
- “dringendes” frequency rank
- 68784
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dringende | dringendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dringend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dringend |
Where the eye mixes dringende and dringendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dringende and dringendes
A purely visual mix-up. dringende ([ˈdʁɪŋəndə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “dringende” sits inside “dringendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68784, 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]. 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 68784, this pair ranks #496,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dringende vs dringendes
Shared letters: deginr. Private to "dringende": -. Private to "dringendes": s.
"dringende" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV · "dringendes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dringende ← ddringende · dirngende · drignende · drinegnde · dringedne · dringendde · dringened · dringennde
- dringendes ← ddringendes · dirngendes · drignendes · drinegndes · dringednes · dringenddes · dringendess · dringendse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dringende" and "dringendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dringende" vs "dringendes" - which ranks higher?
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 "dringende" 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 #496,948 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dringende" 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 #496,948 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.