Which to use
“mangelnder” and “mangelndes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,631
- “mangelnder” frequency rank
- #41,333
- “mangelndes” frequency rank
- 55964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | mangelnder | mangelndes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mangelnd | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs mangelnd |
Where the eye mixes mangelnder and mangelndes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. mangelnder and mangelndes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses mangelnder with mangelndes
A purely visual mix-up. mangelnder ([ˈmaŋl̩ndɐ]) and mangelndes ([ˈmaŋl̩ndəs]) 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 - r in “mangelnder” becomes s in “mangelndes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55964, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
mangelnder is recorded at frequency rank #14,631, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaŋl̩ndɐ]. mangelndes is at rank #41,333, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈmaŋl̩ndəs].
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 55964, this pair ranks #958,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of mangelnder vs mangelndes
Shared letters: adeglmn. Private to "mangelnder": r. Private to "mangelndes": s.
"mangelnder" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC · "mangelndes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- mangelnder ← amngelnder · magnelnder · maneglnder · mangeldner · mangellnder · mangelndder · mangelnderr · mangelndre
- mangelndes ← amngelndes · magnelndes · maneglndes · mangeldnes · mangellndes · mangelnddes · mangelndess · mangelndse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "mangelnder" and "mangelndes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "mangelnder" vs "mangelndes" - 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 "mangelnder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mangelndes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #958,855 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "mangelnder" and "mangelndes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mangelnden vs mangelndes". 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 #958,855 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.