Which to use
“ständige” and “ständiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,601
- “ständige” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “ständiger” frequency rank
- 19846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständige | ständiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig |
Where the eye mixes ständige and ständiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ständige runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCV) against ständiger's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between ständige and ständiger
A purely visual mix-up. ständige ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “ständige” sits inside “ständiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19846, 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]. 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 19846, this pair ranks #1,903,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ständige vs ständiger
Shared letters: deginstä. Private to "ständige": -. Private to "ständiger": r.
"ständige" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "ständiger" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ständige" and "ständiger" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ständige" vs "ständiger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ständige" and "ständiger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ständige" 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 #1,903,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ständige" and "ständiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ständigem vs ständiger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,903,980 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.