Which to use
“fehlende” and “fehlenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,983
- “fehlende” frequency rank
- #6,297
- “fehlenden” frequency rank
- 11280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fehlende | fehlenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlend |
Where the eye mixes fehlende and fehlenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fehlende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against fehlenden's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fehlende vs fehlenden
A purely visual mix-up. fehlende ([ˈfeːləndə]) and fehlenden ([ˈfeːləndn̩]) 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) - “fehlende” sits inside “fehlenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fehlende is recorded at frequency rank #4,983, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeːləndə]. fehlenden is at rank #6,297, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeːləndn̩].
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 11280, this pair ranks #1,970,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fehlende vs fehlenden
Shared letters: defhln. Private to "fehlende": -. Private to "fehlenden": -.
"fehlende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "fehlenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fehlende" and "fehlenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fehlende" or "fehlenden"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fehlende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fehlenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,970,715 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fehlende" and "fehlenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fehlendem vs fehlenden". 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 #1,970,715 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.