Which to use
“ständig” and “ständiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,244
- “ständig” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “ständiger” frequency rank
- 14489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständig | ständiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig |
Where the eye mixes ständig and ständiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ständig runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against ständiger's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ständig and ständiger
A purely visual mix-up. ständig ([ˈʃtɛndɪç]) and ständiger ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “ständig” sits inside “ständiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14489, 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]. ständiger is at rank #13,245, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡɐ].
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 14489, this pair ranks #1,950,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ständig vs ständiger
Shared letters: dginstä. Private to "ständig": -. Private to "ständiger": er.
"ständig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "ständiger" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ständig" for "ständiger" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ständig" or "ständiger"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ständig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ständiger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,853 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ständig" and "ständiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ständigem vs ständiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,950,853 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.