Which to use
“ständig” and “ständige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,244
- “ständig” frequency rank
- #6,601
- “ständige” frequency rank
- 7845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständig | ständige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig |
Where the eye mixes ständig and ständige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ständig runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against ständige's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ständig with ständige
A purely visual mix-up. ständig ([ˈʃtɛndɪç]) and ständige ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]) 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) - “ständig” sits inside “ständige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ständig is recorded at frequency rank #1,244, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪç]. ständige is at rank #6,601, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡə].
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 7845, this pair ranks #1,986,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ständig vs ständige
Shared letters: dginstä. Private to "ständig": -. Private to "ständige": e.
"ständig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "ständige" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ständig" for "ständige" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ständig" or "ständige" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "ständig" and "ständige" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ständig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ständige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,663 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ständig" and "ständige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ständige vs ständigem". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,986,663 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.