Which to use
“lebenden” and “lebendigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,533
- “lebenden” frequency rank
- #14,863
- “lebendigen” frequency rank
- 19396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebenden | lebendigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs lebend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig |
Where the eye mixes lebenden and lebendigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lebenden vs lebendigen
A purely visual mix-up. lebenden ([ˈleːbn̩dən]) and lebendigen ([leˈbɛndɪɡn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebenden is recorded at frequency rank #4,533, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːbn̩dən]. lebendigen is at rank #14,863, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈbɛndɪɡn̩].
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 19396, this pair ranks #1,908,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lebenden vs lebendigen
Shared letters: bdeln. Private to "lebenden": -. Private to "lebendigen": gi.
"lebenden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "lebendigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lebenden ← elbenden · lbeenden · lebbenden · lebednen · lebendden · lebendenn · lebendne · lebenedn
- lebendigen ← elbendigen · lbeendigen · lebbendigen · lebednigen · lebenddigen · lebendgien · lebendiegn · lebendigenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lebenden" for "lebendigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "lebenden" or "lebendigen" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "lebenden" and "lebendigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lebendigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,908,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebenden" and "lebendigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lebendigem vs lebendigen". 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 #1,908,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.