Which to use
“Kommende” is a noun and “kommenden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,390
- “Kommende” frequency rank
- #2,161
- “kommenden” frequency rank
- 7551
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Kommende | kommenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine ohne Amtsverpflichtung übertragene kirchliche Pfründe | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs kommend |
Where the eye mixes Kommende and kommenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Kommende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against kommenden's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Kommende with kommenden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Kommende is [kɔˈmɛndə] while kommenden is [ˈkɔməndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Kommende” sits inside “kommenden”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7551, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Kommende is recorded at frequency rank #5,390, classified as anoun, pronounced [kɔˈmɛndə]. kommenden is at rank #2,161, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔməndn̩].
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 7551, this pair ranks #1,987,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Kommende vs kommenden
Shared letters: dekmno. Private to "Kommende": -. Private to "kommenden": -.
"Kommende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "kommenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Kommende" and "kommenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Kommende" or "kommenden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Kommende" and "kommenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Kommende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "kommenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,987,740 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Kommende" and "kommenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Kommende vs kommendes". 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 #1,987,740 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.