Which to use
“sinkende” and “stinkenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,061
- “sinkende” frequency rank
- #34,384
- “stinkenden” frequency rank
- 55445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sinkende | stinkenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sinkend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs stinkend |
Where the eye mixes sinkende and stinkenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sinkende with stinkenden
A purely visual mix-up. sinkende ([ˈzɪŋkn̩də]) and stinkenden ([ˈʃtɪŋkn̩dən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55445, 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]. stinkenden is at rank #34,384, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪŋkn̩dən].
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 55445, this pair ranks #979,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sinkende vs stinkenden
Shared letters: deikns. Private to "sinkende": -. Private to "stinkenden": t.
"sinkende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "stinkenden" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- sinkende ← isnkende · siknende · sineknde · sinkedne · sinkendde · sinkened · sinkennde · sinkkende
- stinkenden ← sitnkenden · sstinkenden · stiknenden · stineknden · stinkednen · stinkendden · stinkendenn · stinkendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sinkende" for "stinkenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "sinkende" vs "stinkenden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sinkende" and "stinkenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sinkende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stinkenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #979,264 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sinkende" and "stinkenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stinkende vs stinkenden". 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 #979,264 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.