Which to use
“glühende” and “glühender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,370
- “glühende” frequency rank
- #49,746
- “glühender” frequency rank
- 86116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glühende | glühender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glühend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glühend |
Where the eye mixes glühende and glühender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. glühende runs 8 letters (CCVCVCCV) against glühender'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 glühender
A purely visual mix-up. glühende ([ˈɡlyːəndə]) and glühender ([ˈɡlyːəndɐ]) 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 “glühender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 86116, 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]. glühender is at rank #49,746, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlyːəndɐ].
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 86116, this pair ranks #98,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of glühende vs glühender
Shared letters: deghlnü. Private to "glühende": -. Private to "glühender": r.
"glühende" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV · "glühender" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "glühende" for "glühender" ever safe?
Frequency check: "glühende" vs "glühender" - 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 "glühende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glühender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #98,399 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glühende" and "glühender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glühenden vs glühender". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #98,399 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.