Which to use
“fliegenden” and “fliegender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,148
- “fliegenden” frequency rank
- #43,876
- “fliegender” frequency rank
- 60024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fliegenden | fliegender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fliegend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fliegend |
Where the eye mixes fliegenden and fliegender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. fliegenden and fliegender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses fliegenden with fliegender
A purely visual mix-up. fliegenden ([ˈfliːɡn̩dən]) and fliegender ([ˈfliːɡn̩dɐ]) 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 “fliegenden” becomes r in “fliegender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60024, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fliegenden is recorded at frequency rank #16,148, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfliːɡn̩dən]. fliegender is at rank #43,876, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfliːɡn̩dɐ].
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 60024, this pair ranks #802,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fliegenden vs fliegender
Shared letters: defgiln. Private to "fliegenden": -. Private to "fliegender": r.
"fliegenden" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVC · "fliegender" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- fliegenden ← ffliegenden · filegenden · fleigenden · flieegnden · fliegednen · fliegendden · fliegendenn · fliegendne
- fliegender ← ffliegender · filegender · fleigender · flieegnder · fliegedner · fliegendder · fliegenderr · fliegendre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fliegenden" for "fliegender" ever safe?
Frequency check: "fliegenden" vs "fliegender" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fliegenden" and "fliegender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fliegenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "fliegender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #802,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fliegenden" and "fliegender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fliegende vs fliegender". 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 #802,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.