Which to use
“lebendige” and “lebendiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,917
- “lebendige” frequency rank
- #24,420
- “lebendiger” frequency rank
- 36337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebendige | lebendiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig |
Where the eye mixes lebendige and lebendiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. lebendige runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against lebendiger's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between lebendige and lebendiger
A purely visual mix-up. lebendige ([leˈbɛndɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “lebendige” sits inside “lebendiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36337, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebendige is recorded at frequency rank #11,917, classified as anadj, pronounced [leˈbɛndɪɡə]. 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 36337, this pair ranks #1,618,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lebendige vs lebendiger
Shared letters: bdegiln. Private to "lebendige": -. Private to "lebendiger": r.
"lebendige" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "lebendiger" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lebendige ← elbendige · lbeendige · lebbendige · lebednige · lebenddige · lebendgie · lebendieg · lebendigge
- lebendiger ← elbendiger · lbeendiger · lebbendiger · lebedniger · lebenddiger · lebendgier · lebendiegr · lebendigerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lebendige" and "lebendiger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lebendige" vs "lebendiger" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebendige" 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 #1,618,141 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebendige" 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 #1,618,141 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.