Which to use
“standen” is a verb and “ständig” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,826
- “standen” frequency rank
- #1,244
- “ständig” frequency rank
- 3070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | standen | ständig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum des Verbs stehen | immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg |
Where the eye mixes standen and ständig
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: standen vs ständig
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: standen is [ˈʃtandn̩] while ständig is [ˈʃtɛndɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3070, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
standen is recorded at frequency rank #1,826, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃtandn̩]. ständig is at rank #1,244, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪç].
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 3070, this pair ranks #2,001,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of standen vs ständig
Shared letters: dnst. Private to "standen": ae. Private to "ständig": giä.
"standen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "ständig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- standen ← satnden · sstanden · stadnen · standden · standenn · standne · stanedn · stannden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "standen" and "ständig" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "standen" or "ständig"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "standen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ständig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,010 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "standen" and "ständig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ständchen vs standen". 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 #2,001,010 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.