Which to use
“glühende” and “glühenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,370
- “glühende” frequency rank
- #39,395
- “glühenden” frequency rank
- 75765
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glühende | glühenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glühend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glühend |
Where the eye mixes glühende and glühenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. glühende runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against glühenden's 9 (CCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses glühende with glühenden
A purely visual mix-up. glühende ([ˈɡlyːəndə]) and glühenden ([ˈɡlyːəndn̩]) 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) - “glühende” sits inside “glühenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75765, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glühende is recorded at frequency rank #36,370, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlyːəndə]. glühenden is at rank #39,395, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlyːəndn̩].
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 75765, this pair ranks #299,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of glühende vs glühenden
Shared letters: deghlnü. Private to "glühende": -. Private to "glühenden": -.
"glühende" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "glühenden" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "glühende" and "glühenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "glühende" or "glühenden"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "glühende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glühenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,938 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glühende" and "glühenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glühenden vs glühender". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #299,938 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.