Which to use
“passende” and “passenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,519
- “passende” frequency rank
- #6,459
- “passenden” frequency rank
- 11978
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passende | passenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passend |
Where the eye mixes passende and passenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. passende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against passenden's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: passende vs passenden
A purely visual mix-up. passende ([ˈpasn̩də]) and passenden ([ˈpasn̩dən]) 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) - “passende” sits inside “passenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11978, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passende is recorded at frequency rank #5,519, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpasn̩də]. passenden is at rank #6,459, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpasn̩dən].
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 11978, this pair ranks #1,966,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passende vs passenden
Shared letters: adenps. Private to "passende": -. Private to "passenden": -.
"passende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "passenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "passende" and "passenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "passende" or "passenden" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "passende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,880 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passende" and "passenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passendem vs passenden". 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 #1,966,880 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.