Which to use
“fahnden” and “fahndet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,647
- “fahnden” frequency rank
- #34,088
- “fahndet” frequency rank
- 83735
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fahnden | fahndet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (jemanden, etwas) polizeilich suchen (zwecks Verhaftung oder Beschlagnahme) | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fahnden |
Where the eye mixes fahnden and fahndet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. fahnden and fahndet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fahnden vs fahndet
A purely visual mix-up. fahnden ([ˈfaːndn̩]) and fahndet ([ˈfaːndət]) 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 “fahnden” becomes t in “fahndet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83735, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fahnden is recorded at frequency rank #49,647, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfaːndn̩]. fahndet is at rank #34,088, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfaːndət].
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 83735, this pair ranks #134,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fahnden vs fahndet
Shared letters: adefhn. Private to "fahnden": -. Private to "fahndet": t.
"fahnden" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "fahndet" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "fahnden" and "fahndet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "fahnden" vs "fahndet" - 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 "fahnden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fahndet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #134,981 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fahnden" and "fahndet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fähnchen vs fahnden". 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 #134,981 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.