Which to use
“laufend” and “laufendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,528
- “laufend” frequency rank
- #49,861
- “laufendes” frequency rank
- 62389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laufend | laufendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Gange seiend, aktuell | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laufend |
Where the eye mixes laufend and laufendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. laufend runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against laufendes's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between laufend and laufendes
A purely visual mix-up. laufend ([ˈlaʊ̯fn̩t]) and laufendes ([ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dəs]) 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 “laufendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62389, 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]. laufendes is at rank #49,861, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dəs].
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 62389, this pair ranks #714,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laufend vs laufendes
Shared letters: adeflnu. Private to "laufend": -. Private to "laufendes": s.
"laufend" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "laufendes" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laufend" and "laufendes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "laufend" vs "laufendes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "laufend" and "laufendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laufend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laufendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #714,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laufend" and "laufendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laufendem 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 #714,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.