Which to use
“ständige” and “ständigem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,601
- “ständige” frequency rank
- #40,870
- “ständigem” frequency rank
- 47471
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständige | ständigem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig |
Where the eye mixes ständige and ständigem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between ständige and ständigem
A purely visual mix-up. ständige ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]) and ständigem ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡəm]) 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) - “ständige” sits inside “ständigem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47471, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ständige is recorded at frequency rank #6,601, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]. ständigem is at rank #40,870, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡəm].
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 47471, this pair ranks #1,283,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ständige vs ständigem
Shared letters: deginstä. Private to "ständige": -. Private to "ständigem": m.
"ständige" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "ständigem" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ständige" and "ständigem" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ständige" vs "ständigem" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ständige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ständigem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,283,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ständige" and "ständigem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sandigen vs ständigem". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,283,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.