Which to use
“leuchtenden” and “leuchtendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,325
- “leuchtenden” frequency rank
- #45,424
- “leuchtendes” frequency rank
- 65749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | leuchtenden | leuchtendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leuchtend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs leuchtend |
Where the eye mixes leuchtenden and leuchtendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. leuchtenden and leuchtendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: leuchtenden vs leuchtendes
A purely visual mix-up. leuchtenden ([ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩dən]) and leuchtendes ([ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩dəs]) 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 “leuchtenden” becomes s in “leuchtendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65749, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
leuchtenden is recorded at frequency rank #20,325, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩dən]. leuchtendes is at rank #45,424, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɔɪ̯çtn̩dəs].
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 65749, this pair ranks #596,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of leuchtenden vs leuchtendes
Shared letters: cdehlntu. Private to "leuchtenden": -. Private to "leuchtendes": s.
"leuchtenden" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCVC · "leuchtendes" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- leuchtenden ← eluchtenden · lecuhtenden · leucchtenden · leuchetnden · leuchhtenden · leuchtednen · leuchtendden · leuchtendenn
- leuchtendes ← eluchtendes · lecuhtendes · leucchtendes · leuchetndes · leuchhtendes · leuchtednes · leuchtenddes · leuchtendess
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "leuchtenden" and "leuchtendes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "leuchtenden" or "leuchtendes" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "leuchtenden" and "leuchtendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "leuchtenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "leuchtendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #596,327 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "leuchtenden" and "leuchtendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "leuchtend vs leuchtendes". 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 #596,327 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.