Which to use
“schwebende” and “schwebenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,265
- “schwebende” frequency rank
- #49,239
- “schwebenden” frequency rank
- 95504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwebende | schwebenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwebend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwebend |
Where the eye mixes schwebende and schwebenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. schwebende runs 10 letters (CCCCVCVCCV) against schwebenden's 11 (CCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: schwebende vs schwebenden
A purely visual mix-up. schwebende ([ˈʃveːbn̩də]) and schwebenden ([ˈʃveːbn̩dən]) 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) - “schwebende” sits inside “schwebenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 95504, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwebende is recorded at frequency rank #46,265, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːbn̩də]. schwebenden is at rank #49,239, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːbn̩dən].
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 95504, this pair ranks #11,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of schwebende vs schwebenden
Shared letters: bcdehnsw. Private to "schwebende": -. Private to "schwebenden": -.
"schwebende" · 10 letters · shape CCCCVCVCCV · "schwebenden" · 11 letters · shape CCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schwebende ← cshwebende · scchwebende · schewbende · schhwebende · schwbeende · schwebbende · schwebedne · schwebendde
- schwebenden ← cshwebenden · scchwebenden · schewbenden · schhwebenden · schwbeenden · schwebbenden · schwebednen · schwebendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "schwebende" for "schwebenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "schwebende" vs "schwebenden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwebende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwebenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,350 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwebende" and "schwebenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schweben vs schwebende". 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 #11,350 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.