Which to use
“laufende” and “laufenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,240
- “laufende” frequency rank
- #3,669
- “laufenden” frequency rank
- 11909
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laufende | laufenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend |
Where the eye mixes laufende and laufenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. laufende runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against laufenden's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: laufende vs laufenden
A purely visual mix-up. laufende ([ˈlaʊ̯fn̩də]) and laufenden ([ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “laufende” sits inside “laufenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11909, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laufende is recorded at frequency rank #8,240, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩də]. laufenden is at rank #3,669, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dən].
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 11909, this pair ranks #1,967,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of laufende vs laufenden
Shared letters: adeflnu. Private to "laufende": -. Private to "laufenden": -.
"laufende" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "laufenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laufende" and "laufenden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "laufende" vs "laufenden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "laufende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "laufenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,277 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laufende" and "laufenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "laufende 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 #1,967,277 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.