Which to use
“geltende” and “geltenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,148
- “geltende” frequency rank
- #7,766
- “geltenden” frequency rank
- 20914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geltende | geltenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geltend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geltend |
Where the eye mixes geltende and geltenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geltende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against geltenden's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geltende and geltenden
A purely visual mix-up. geltende ([ˈɡɛltn̩də]) and geltenden ([ˈɡɛltn̩dən]) 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) - “geltende” sits inside “geltenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geltende is recorded at frequency rank #13,148, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɛltn̩də]. geltenden is at rank #7,766, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɛltn̩dən].
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 20914, this pair ranks #1,892,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geltende vs geltenden
Shared letters: deglnt. Private to "geltende": -. Private to "geltenden": -.
"geltende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "geltenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geltende" and "geltenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "geltende" vs "geltenden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geltende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geltenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,892,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geltende" and "geltenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geltende vs geltendem". 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 #1,892,295 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.