Which to use
“existierende” and “existierenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,900
- “existierende” frequency rank
- #13,597
- “existierenden” frequency rank
- 33497
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | existierende | existierenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existierend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs existierend |
Where the eye mixes existierende and existierenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. existierende runs 12 letters (VCVCCVVCVCCV) against existierenden's 13 (VCVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: existierende vs existierenden
A purely visual mix-up. existierende ([ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁəndə]) and existierenden ([ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁəndn̩]) 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) - “existierende” sits inside “existierenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33497, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
existierende is recorded at frequency rank #19,900, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁəndə]. existierenden is at rank #13,597, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌɛksɪsˈtiːʁəndn̩].
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 33497, this pair ranks #1,684,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of existierende vs existierenden
Shared letters: deinrstx. Private to "existierende": -. Private to "existierenden": -.
"existierende" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVCCV · "existierenden" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- existierende ← eixstierende · exisiterende · exisstierende · existeirende · existieernde · existieredne · existierendde · existierened
- existierenden ← eixstierenden · exisiterenden · exisstierenden · existeirenden · existieernden · existierednen · existierendden · existierendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "existierende" for "existierenden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "existierende" or "existierenden" 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 "existierende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "existierenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,684,703 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "existierende" and "existierenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "existieren vs existierende". 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 #1,684,703 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.