Which to use
“glühenden” and “glühender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,395
- “glühenden” frequency rank
- #49,746
- “glühender” frequency rank
- 89141
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glühenden | glühender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glühend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs glühend |
Where the eye mixes glühenden and glühender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. glühenden and glühender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: glühenden vs glühender
A purely visual mix-up. glühenden ([ˈɡlyːəndn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “glühenden” becomes r in “glühender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89141, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glühenden is recorded at frequency rank #39,395, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlyːəndn̩]. 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 89141, this pair ranks #60,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of glühenden vs glühender
Shared letters: deghlnü. Private to "glühenden": -. Private to "glühender": r.
"glühenden" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC · "glühender" · 9 letters · shape CCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "glühenden" and "glühender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "glühenden" 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 #60,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glühenden" and "glühender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glühende vs glühender". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #60,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.