Which to use
“spannende” and “spannenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,775
- “spannende” frequency rank
- #10,176
- “spannenden” frequency rank
- 13951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spannende | spannenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs spannend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spannend |
Where the eye mixes spannende and spannenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. spannende runs 9 letters (CCVCCVCCV) against spannenden's 10 (CCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between spannende and spannenden
A purely visual mix-up. spannende ([ˈʃpanəndə]) and spannenden ([ˈʃpanəndn̩]) 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) - “spannende” sits inside “spannenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spannende is recorded at frequency rank #3,775, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpanəndə]. spannenden is at rank #10,176, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpanəndn̩].
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 13951, this pair ranks #1,954,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spannende vs spannenden
Shared letters: adenps. Private to "spannende": -. Private to "spannenden": -.
"spannende" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV · "spannenden" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spannende ← psannende · sapnnende · spanende · spanennde · spannedne · spannendde · spannened · spannennde
- spannenden ← psannenden · sapnnenden · spanenden · spanennden · spannednen · spannendden · spannendenn · spannendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spannende" for "spannenden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "spannende" or "spannenden" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "spannende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spannenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,954,570 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spannende" and "spannenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "spannenden vs spannendsten". 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 #1,954,570 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.