# Elende vs elenden

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Elende
*noun · IPA [ˈeːlɛndə] · frequency rank #29,552*
Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Elend

### elenden
*adjective · IPA [ˈeːlɛndn̩] · frequency rank #30,021*
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs elend

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/elende-vs-elenden