Which to use
“passendem” and “passendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #49,143
- “passendem” frequency rank
- #15,449
- “passendes” frequency rank
- 64592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | passendem | passendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs passend |
Where the eye mixes passendem and passendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: passendem vs passendes
A purely visual mix-up. passendem ([ˈpasn̩dəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “passendem” becomes s in “passendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
passendem is recorded at frequency rank #49,143, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈpasn̩dəm]. 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 64592, this pair ranks #636,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of passendem vs passendes
Shared letters: adenps. Private to "passendem": m. Private to "passendes": -.
"passendem" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "passendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "passendem" for "passendes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "passendem" or "passendes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "passendem" and "passendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "passendem" 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 #636,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "passendem" and "passendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "passendem vs passender". 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 #636,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.