Which to use
“Reisende” and “Reisenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,615
- “Reisende” frequency rank
- #9,612
- “Reisenden” frequency rank
- 18227
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reisende | Reisenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die eine Reise unternimmt | Genitiv Singular der starken Flexion des Substantivs Reisender |
Where the eye mixes Reisende and Reisenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Reisende runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against Reisenden's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Reisende and Reisenden
A purely visual mix-up. Reisende ([ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩də]) and Reisenden ([ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩dən]) 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) - “Reisende” sits inside “Reisenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Reisende is recorded at frequency rank #8,615, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩də]. Reisenden is at rank #9,612, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩dən].
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 18227, this pair ranks #1,920,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Reisende vs Reisenden
Shared letters: deinrs. Private to "Reisende": -. Private to "Reisenden": -.
"Reisende" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "Reisenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Reisende" for "Reisenden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Reisende" or "Reisenden" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Reisende" and "Reisenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Reisende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Reisenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920,244 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reisende" and "Reisenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reisenden vs reizenden". 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 #1,920,244 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.