Which to use
“passend” and “passende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,296
- “passend” frequency rank
- #5,519
- “passende” frequency rank
- 9815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passend | passende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit etwas anderem vereinbar | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passend |
Where the eye mixes passend and passende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: passend vs passende
A purely visual mix-up. passend ([ˈpasn̩t]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “passend” sits inside “passende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passend is recorded at frequency rank #4,296, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpasn̩t]. 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 9815, this pair ranks #1,978,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passend vs passende
Shared letters: adenps. Private to "passend": -. Private to "passende": -.
"passend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "passende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "passend" and "passende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "passend" or "passende" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "passend" 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 #1,978,174 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passend" and "passende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "packende vs passende". 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 #1,978,174 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.