Which to use
“lebendigen” and “lebendiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,863
- “lebendigen” frequency rank
- #24,420
- “lebendiger” frequency rank
- 39283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | lebendigen | lebendiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig |
Where the eye mixes lebendigen and lebendiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. lebendigen and lebendiger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses lebendigen with lebendiger
A purely visual mix-up. lebendigen ([leˈbɛndɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “lebendigen” becomes r in “lebendiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
lebendigen is recorded at frequency rank #14,863, classified as anadj, pronounced [leˈbɛndɪɡn̩]. 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 39283, this pair ranks #1,541,026 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of lebendigen vs lebendiger
Shared letters: bdegiln. Private to "lebendigen": -. Private to "lebendiger": r.
"lebendigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "lebendiger" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- lebendigen ← elbendigen · lbeendigen · lebbendigen · lebednigen · lebenddigen · lebendgien · lebendiegn · lebendigenn
- lebendiger ← elbendiger · lbeendiger · lebbendiger · lebedniger · lebenddiger · lebendgier · lebendiegr · lebendigerr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "lebendigen" and "lebendiger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "lebendigen" vs "lebendiger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "lebendigen" 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 #1,541,026 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "lebendigen" 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 #1,541,026 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.