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“lebendigen” and “lebendiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,863
“lebendigen” frequency rank
#25,644
“lebendiges” frequency rank
40507
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature lebendigen lebendiges
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lebendig

Where the eye mixes lebendigen and lebendiges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. lebendigen and lebendiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
lebendigen
10 ch
lebendiges

Look-alike desk: lebendigen vs lebendiges

A purely visual mix-up. lebendigen ([leˈbɛndɪɡn̩]) and lebendiges ([leˈbɛndɪɡəs]) 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 s in “lebendiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40507, 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]. lebendiges is at rank #25,644, tagged as anadj, pronounced [leˈbɛndɪɡəs].

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 40507, this pair ranks #1,506,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of lebendigen vs lebendiges

Shared letters: bdegiln. Private to "lebendigen": -. Private to "lebendiges": s.

"lebendigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "lebendiges" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • lebendigen ← elbendigen · lbeendigen · lebbendigen · lebednigen · lebenddigen · lebendgien · lebendiegn · lebendigenn
  • lebendiges ← elbendiges · lbeendiges · lebbendiges · lebedniges · lebenddiges · lebendgies · lebendiegs · lebendigess

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "lebendigen" and "lebendiges" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([leˈbɛndɪɡn̩] versus [leˈbɛndɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "lebendigen" or "lebendiges" show up more?
"lebendigen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,863 in our German list, against #25,644 for "lebendiges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "lebendigen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "lebendiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,506,449 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "lebendigen" and "lebendiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "lebendigem vs lebendiges". 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 #1,506,449 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list