Which to use
“lebendig” and “lebendiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,618
- “lebendig” frequency rank
- #24,420
- “lebendiger” frequency rank
- 30038
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebendig | lebendiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | lebend, am Leben, nicht tot | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig |
Where the eye mixes lebendig and lebendiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. lebendig runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against lebendiger's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses lebendig with lebendiger
A purely visual mix-up. lebendig ([leˈbɛndɪç]) 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 extra letter(s) - “lebendig” sits inside “lebendiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30038, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebendig is recorded at frequency rank #5,618, classified as anadj, pronounced [leˈbɛndɪç]. 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 30038, this pair ranks #1,755,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lebendig vs lebendiger
Shared letters: bdegiln. Private to "lebendig": -. Private to "lebendiger": r.
"lebendig" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "lebendiger" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lebendig ← elbendig · lbeendig · lebbendig · lebednig · lebenddig · lebendgi · lebendigg · lebenidg
- lebendiger ← elbendiger · lbeendiger · lebbendiger · lebedniger · lebenddiger · lebendgier · lebendiegr · lebendigerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "lebendig" for "lebendiger" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebendig" 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 #1,755,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebendig" and "lebendiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lebendigem vs lebendiger". 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 #1,755,593 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.