Which to use
“laufend” and “laufender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,528
- “laufend” frequency rank
- #22,414
- “laufender” frequency rank
- 34942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laufend | laufender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Gange seiend, aktuell | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laufend |
Where the eye mixes laufend and laufender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. laufend runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against laufender's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses laufend with laufender
A purely visual mix-up. laufend ([ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t]) and laufender ([ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “laufend” sits inside “laufender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laufend is recorded at frequency rank #12,528, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t]. laufender is at rank #22,414, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dɐ].
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 34942, this pair ranks #1,651,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laufend vs laufender
Shared letters: adeflnu. Private to "laufend": -. Private to "laufender": r.
"laufend" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "laufender" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "laufend" and "laufender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "laufend" or "laufender" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laufend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laufender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,651,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laufend" and "laufender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laufender vs laufendes". 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 #1,651,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.