Which to use
“packende” and “passende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,942
- “packende” frequency rank
- #5,519
- “passende” frequency rank
- 55461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | packende | passende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs packend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passend |
Where the eye mixes packende and passende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses packende with passende
A purely visual mix-up. packende ([ˈpakn̩də]) and passende ([ˈpasn̩də]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
packende is recorded at frequency rank #49,942, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpakn̩də]. passende is at rank #5,519, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpasn̩də].
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 55461, this pair ranks #978,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of packende vs passende
Shared letters: adenp. Private to "packende": ck. Private to "passende": s.
"packende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "passende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "packende" and "passende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "packende" or "passende" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "packende" and "passende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "packende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #978,667 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "packende" and "passende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "packende vs parkenden". 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 #978,667 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.