Which to use
“ständig” and “ständiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,244
- “ständig” frequency rank
- #24,944
- “ständiges” frequency rank
- 26188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständig | ständiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | immer während, oder mindestens über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig |
Where the eye mixes ständig and ständiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. ständig runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against ständiges's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: ständig vs ständiges
A purely visual mix-up. ständig ([ˈʃtɛndɪç]) and ständiges ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡəs]) 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 “ständiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26188, 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]. ständiges is at rank #24,944, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡəs].
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 26188, this pair ranks #1,821,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ständig vs ständiges
Shared letters: dginstä. Private to "ständig": -. Private to "ständiges": e.
"ständig" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "ständiges" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ständig" for "ständiges" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ständig" vs "ständiges" - which ranks higher?
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 "ständiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,821,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ständig" and "ständiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ständigem vs ständiges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,821,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.