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“kommenden” and “kommender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,161
“kommenden” frequency rank
#40,039
“kommender” frequency rank
42200
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature kommenden kommender
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs kommend Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs kommend

Where the eye mixes kommenden and kommender

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. kommenden and kommender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

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kommenden
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kommender

Why the eye confuses kommenden with kommender

A purely visual mix-up. kommenden ([ˈkɔməndn̩]) and kommender ([ˈkɔməndɐ]) 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 “kommenden” becomes r in “kommender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42200, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

kommenden is recorded at frequency rank #2,161, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔməndn̩]. kommender is at rank #40,039, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈkɔməndɐ].

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 42200, this pair ranks #1,456,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of kommenden vs kommender

Shared letters: dekmno. Private to "kommenden": -. Private to "kommender": r.

"kommenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "kommender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • kommendenkkommenden · kmomenden · komemnden · komenden · kommednen · kommendden · kommendenn · kommendne
  • kommenderkkommender · kmomender · komemnder · komender · kommedner · kommendder · kommenderr · kommendre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "kommenden" and "kommender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈkɔməndn̩] versus [ˈkɔməndɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "kommenden" or "kommender" show up more?
"kommenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,161 in our German list, against #40,039 for "kommender". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "kommenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "kommender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,456,589 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "kommenden" and "kommender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "kommender 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 #1,456,589 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list