Which to use
“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.
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
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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.