Which to use
“lebender” and “lebendiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,654
- “lebender” frequency rank
- #24,420
- “lebendiger” frequency rank
- 45074
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebender | lebendiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig |
Where the eye mixes lebender and lebendiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: lebender vs lebendiger
A purely visual mix-up. lebender ([ˈleːbn̩dɐ]) and lebendiger ([leˈbɛndɪɡɐ]) 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 45074, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebender is recorded at frequency rank #20,654, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈleːbn̩dɐ]. lebendiger is at rank #24,420, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈbɛndɪɡɐ].
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 45074, this pair ranks #1,365,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of lebender vs lebendiger
Shared letters: bdelnr. Private to "lebender": -. Private to "lebendiger": gi.
"lebender" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "lebendiger" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lebender ← elbender · lbeender · lebbender · lebedner · lebendder · lebenderr · lebendre · lebenedr
- lebendiger ← elbendiger · lbeendiger · lebbendiger · lebedniger · lebenddiger · lebendgier · lebendiegr · lebendigerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "lebender" and "lebendiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "lebender" vs "lebendiger" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lebendiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,365,369 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebender" and "lebendiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lebender vs liegender". 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 #1,365,369 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.