Which to use
“gehend” is a verb and “gehende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,840
- “gehend” frequency rank
- #29,140
- “gehende” frequency rank
- 70980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehend | gehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs gehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend |
Where the eye mixes gehend and gehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehend runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against gehende's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehend vs gehende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehend is [ˈɡeːənt] while gehende is [ˈɡeːəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gehend” sits inside “gehende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehend is recorded at frequency rank #41,840, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡeːənt]. gehende is at rank #29,140, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡeːəndə].
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 70980, this pair ranks #430,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gehend vs gehende
Shared letters: deghn. Private to "gehend": -. Private to "gehende": -.
"gehend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "gehende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehend" and "gehende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gehend" or "gehende"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #430,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehend" and "gehende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehend vs gehenden". 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 #430,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.