Which to use
“Reisende” and “Reisender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,615
- “Reisende” frequency rank
- #30,738
- “Reisender” frequency rank
- 39353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Reisende | Reisender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die eine Reise unternimmt | (männliche) Person, die eine Reise unternimmt |
Where the eye mixes Reisende and Reisender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Reisende runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against Reisender's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Reisende with Reisender
A purely visual mix-up. Reisende ([ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩də]) and Reisender ([ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩dɐ]) 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 “Reisender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39353, 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]. Reisender is at rank #30,738, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯zn̩dɐ].
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 39353, this pair ranks #1,539,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Reisende vs Reisender
Shared letters: deinrs. Private to "Reisende": -. Private to "Reisender": -.
"Reisende" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV · "Reisender" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Reisende" and "Reisender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Reisende" or "Reisender"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Reisende" and "Reisender" 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 "Reisender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,539,096 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Reisende" and "Reisender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reisender 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 #1,539,096 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.