Which to use
“lebend” and “lebendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,617
- “lebend” frequency rank
- #37,647
- “lebendes” frequency rank
- 52264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebend | lebendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht tot; am Leben; lebendig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebend |
Where the eye mixes lebend and lebendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. lebend runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against lebendes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: lebend vs lebendes
A purely visual mix-up. lebend ([ˈleːbn̩t]) and lebendes ([ˈleːbn̩dəs]) 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) - “lebend” sits inside “lebendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebend is recorded at frequency rank #14,617, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːbn̩t]. lebendes is at rank #37,647, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːbn̩dəs].
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 52264, this pair ranks #1,103,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lebend vs lebendes
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "lebend": -. Private to "lebendes": s.
"lebend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "lebendes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lebend" and "lebendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "lebend" or "lebendes"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lebendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,103,621 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebend" and "lebendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lebendes vs Liebende". 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 #1,103,621 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.