Which to use
“laufendem” and “laufenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,042
- “laufendem” frequency rank
- #3,669
- “laufenden” frequency rank
- 52711
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | laufendem | laufenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs laufend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs laufend |
Where the eye mixes laufendem and laufenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. laufendem and laufenden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: laufendem vs laufenden
A purely visual mix-up. laufendem ([ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “laufendem” becomes n in “laufenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52711, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
laufendem is recorded at frequency rank #49,042, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlaʊ̯fn̩dəm]. 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 52711, this pair ranks #1,086,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of laufendem vs laufenden
Shared letters: adeflnu. Private to "laufendem": m. Private to "laufenden": -.
"laufendem" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC · "laufenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "laufendem" and "laufenden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "laufendem" or "laufenden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "laufendem" and "laufenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "laufendem" 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 #1,086,237 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "laufendem" and "laufenden" 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 #1,086,237 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.