Which to use
“sinkende” and “sinkender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,061
- “sinkende” frequency rank
- #38,412
- “sinkender” frequency rank
- 59473
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sinkende | sinkender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sinkend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sinkend |
Where the eye mixes sinkende and sinkender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sinkende with sinkender
A purely visual mix-up. sinkende ([ˈzɪŋkn̩də]) and sinkender ([ˈzɪŋkn̩dɐ]) 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 “sinkender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59473, 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]. sinkender is at rank #38,412, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪŋkn̩dɐ].
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 59473, this pair ranks #823,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sinkende vs sinkender
Shared letters: deikns. Private to "sinkende": -. Private to "sinkender": r.
"sinkende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "sinkender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sinkende" for "sinkender" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sinkende" vs "sinkender" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "sinkender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #823,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sinkende" and "sinkender" 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 #823,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.