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“dringenden” and “dringendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,890
“dringenden” frequency rank
#49,594
“dringendes” frequency rank
70484
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dringenden dringendes
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dringend Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs dringend

Where the eye mixes dringenden and dringendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.

10 ch
dringenden
10 ch
dringendes

Look-alike desk: dringenden vs dringendes

A purely visual mix-up. dringenden ([ˈdʁɪŋəndn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “dringenden” becomes s in “dringendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70484, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dringenden is recorded at frequency rank #20,890, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdʁɪŋəndn̩]. 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 70484, this pair ranks #444,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dringenden vs dringendes

Shared letters: deginr. Private to "dringenden": -. Private to "dringendes": s.

"dringenden" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC  ·  "dringendes" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dringendenddringenden · dirngenden · drignenden · drinegnden · dringednen · dringendden · dringendenn · dringendne
  • dringendesddringendes · dirngendes · drignendes · drinegndes · dringednes · dringenddes · dringendess · dringendse

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dringenden" for "dringendes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdʁɪŋəndn̩] versus [ˈdʁɪŋəndəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "dringenden" or "dringendes"?
"dringenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,890 in our German list, against #49,594 for "dringendes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "dringenden" and "dringendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dringenden" 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 #444,969 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dringenden" 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 #444,969 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list