Which to use
“linder” is an adjective and “lindern” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,880
- “linder” frequency rank
- #18,971
- “lindern” frequency rank
- 57851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | linder | lindern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs lind | einen (sehr) unangenehmen Zustand, oft von Schmerzen oder Not, (ein wenig) zum Besseren hin verändern |
Where the eye mixes linder and lindern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. linder runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against lindern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between linder and lindern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: linder is [ˈlɪndɐ] while lindern is [ˈlɪndɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “linder” sits inside “lindern”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
linder is recorded at frequency rank #38,880, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈlɪndɐ]. lindern is at rank #18,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈlɪndɐn].
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 57851, this pair ranks #885,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of linder vs lindern
Shared letters: deilnr. Private to "linder": -. Private to "lindern": -.
"linder" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "lindern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "linder" and "lindern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "linder" or "lindern" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "linder" and "lindern" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "linder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "lindern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #885,307 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "linder" and "lindern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "linder vs lindert". 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 #885,307 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.