Which to use
“sinkende” and “sinkenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,061
- “sinkende” frequency rank
- #22,144
- “sinkenden” frequency rank
- 43205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sinkende | sinkenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sinkend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sinkend |
Where the eye mixes sinkende and sinkenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. sinkende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against sinkenden's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: sinkende vs sinkenden
A purely visual mix-up. sinkende ([ˈzɪŋkn̩də]) and sinkenden ([ˈzɪŋkn̩dən]) 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) - “sinkende” sits inside “sinkenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sinkende is recorded at frequency rank #21,061, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪŋkn̩də]. sinkenden is at rank #22,144, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪŋkn̩dən].
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 43205, this pair ranks #1,425,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sinkende vs sinkenden
Shared letters: deikns. Private to "sinkende": -. Private to "sinkenden": -.
"sinkende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "sinkenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sinkende" and "sinkenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sinkende" or "sinkenden"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sinkende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sinkenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,425,423 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sinkende" and "sinkenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sinkenden 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 #1,425,423 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.