Which to use
“spannend” and “spannende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,076
- “spannend” frequency rank
- #3,775
- “spannende” frequency rank
- 6851
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spannend | spannende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Spannung (Erregung, Neugier) hervorrufend, oft ein (meist) angenehmes Gefühl des Grusels oder der gebannten Faszination erzeugend | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs spannend |
Where the eye mixes spannend and spannende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between spannend and spannende
A purely visual mix-up. spannend ([ˈʃpanənt]) and spannende ([ˈʃpanəndə]) 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) - “spannend” sits inside “spannende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spannend is recorded at frequency rank #3,076, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpanənt]. spannende is at rank #3,775, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpanəndə].
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 6851, this pair ranks #1,990,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spannend vs spannende
Shared letters: adenps. Private to "spannend": -. Private to "spannende": -.
"spannend" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "spannende" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "spannend" and "spannende" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "spannend" or "spannende" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "spannend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spannende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,990,253 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spannend" and "spannende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spannend vs Spanner". 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 #1,990,253 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.