Which to use
“ständige” and “ständigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,601
- “ständige” frequency rank
- #7,117
- “ständigen” frequency rank
- 13718
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständige | ständigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig |
Where the eye mixes ständige and ständigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ständige runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCV) against ständigen's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses ständige with ständigen
A purely visual mix-up. ständige ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]) and ständigen ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]) 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 “ständigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13718, 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]. ständigen is at rank #7,117, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩].
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 13718, this pair ranks #1,956,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ständige vs ständigen
Shared letters: deginstä. Private to "ständige": -. Private to "ständigen": -.
"ständige" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "ständigen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ständige" for "ständigen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ständige" or "ständigen" show up more?
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 "ständigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,182 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ständige" and "ständigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ständchen vs ständigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,956,182 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.