Which to use
“spannenden” is an adjective and “Spannungen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,176
- “spannenden” frequency rank
- #8,279
- “Spannungen” frequency rank
- 18455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spannenden | Spannungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spannend | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Spannung |
Where the eye mixes spannenden and Spannungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. spannenden and Spannungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between spannenden and Spannungen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: spannenden is [ˈʃpanəndn̩] while Spannungen is [ˈʃpanʊŋən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spannenden is recorded at frequency rank #10,176, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃpanəndn̩]. Spannungen is at rank #8,279, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʃpanʊŋən].
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 18455, this pair ranks #1,918,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of spannenden vs Spannungen
Shared letters: aenps. Private to "spannenden": d. Private to "Spannungen": gu.
"spannenden" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC · "Spannungen" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spannenden ← psannenden · sapnnenden · spanenden · spanennden · spannednen · spannendden · spannendenn · spannendne
- Spannungen ← psannungen · sapnnungen · spannnugen · spannugnen · spannunegn · spannungenn · spannunggen · spannungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "spannenden" for "Spannungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "spannenden" or "Spannungen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "spannenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spannungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,918,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spannenden" and "Spannungen" 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 #1,918,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.