Which to use
“singende” and “stinkende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,447
- “singende” frequency rank
- #44,254
- “stinkende” frequency rank
- 79701
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | singende | stinkende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs singend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stinkend |
Where the eye mixes singende and stinkende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. singende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against stinkende's 9 (CCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between singende and stinkende
A purely visual mix-up. singende ([ˈzɪŋəndə]) and stinkende ([ˈʃtɪŋkn̩də]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79701, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
singende is recorded at frequency rank #35,447, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪŋəndə]. stinkende is at rank #44,254, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪŋkn̩də].
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 79701, this pair ranks #210,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of singende vs stinkende
Shared letters: deins. Private to "singende": g. Private to "stinkende": kt.
"singende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "stinkende" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "singende" for "stinkende" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "singende" or "stinkende" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "singende" and "stinkende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "singende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stinkende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,910 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "singende" and "stinkende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sinkender vs stinkende". 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 #210,910 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.