Which to use
“passende” and “passendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,519
- “passende” frequency rank
- #15,449
- “passendes” frequency rank
- 20968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passende | passendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passend |
Where the eye mixes passende and passendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: passende vs passendes
A purely visual mix-up. passende ([ˈpasn̩də]) and passendes ([ˈpasn̩dəs]) 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 “passendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20968, 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]. passendes is at rank #15,449, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpasn̩dəs].
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 20968, this pair ranks #1,891,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of passende vs passendes
Shared letters: adenps. Private to "passende": -. Private to "passendes": -.
"passende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "passendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "passende" for "passendes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "passende" or "passendes" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "passende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,891,694 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passende" and "passendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passendem vs passendes". 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 #1,891,694 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.