reizendevsreizendenConfusable pair

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“reizende” and “reizenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,882
“reizende” frequency rank
#43,440
“reizenden” frequency rank
78322
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reizende reizenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reizend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs reizend

Where the eye mixes reizende and reizenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reizende runs 8 letters (CVVCVCCV) against reizenden's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
reizende
9 ch
reizenden

Look-alike desk: reizende vs reizenden

A purely visual mix-up. reizende ([ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩də]) and reizenden ([ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩dən]) 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) - “reizende” sits inside “reizenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reizende is recorded at frequency rank #34,882, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩də]. reizenden is at rank #43,440, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩dən].

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 78322, this pair ranks #240,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reizende vs reizenden

Shared letters: deinrz. Private to "reizende": -. Private to "reizenden": -.

"reizende" · 8 letters · shape CVVCVCCV  ·  "reizenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reizende ← erizende · reieznde · reizedne · reizendde · reizened · reizennde · reiznede · reizzende
  • reizenden ← erizenden · reieznden · reizednen · reizendden · reizendenn · reizendne · reizenedn · reizennden

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reizende" and "reizenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩də] versus [ˈʁaɪ̯t͡sn̩dən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reizende" or "reizenden"?
"reizende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,882 in our German list, against #43,440 for "reizenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "reizende" and "reizenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reizende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reizenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #240,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reizende" and "reizenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reizend 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 #240,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list