Which to use
“fehlendem” and “fehlendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,863
- “fehlendem” frequency rank
- #34,091
- “fehlendes” frequency rank
- 77954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fehlendem | fehlendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlend |
Where the eye mixes fehlendem and fehlendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. fehlendem and fehlendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fehlendem with fehlendes
A purely visual mix-up. fehlendem ([ˈfeːləndəm]) and fehlendes ([ˈfeːləndəs]) 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 - m in “fehlendem” becomes s in “fehlendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fehlendem is recorded at frequency rank #43,863, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeːləndəm]. fehlendes is at rank #34,091, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeːləndəs].
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 77954, this pair ranks #249,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of fehlendem vs fehlendes
Shared letters: defhln. Private to "fehlendem": m. Private to "fehlendes": s.
"fehlendem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "fehlendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "fehlendem" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fehlendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fehlendem" and "fehlendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fehlendes vs führendes". 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 #249,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.