Which to use
“ständige” is an adjective and “standing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,601
- “ständige” frequency rank
- #22,903
- “standing” frequency rank
- 29504
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständige | standing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs stand |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ständige and standing apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ständige is anadjective and standingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29504, 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]. standing is at rank #22,903, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
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 29504, this pair ranks #1,765,568 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ständige vs standing
Shared letters: dginst. Private to "ständige": eä. Private to "standing": a.
"ständige" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "standing" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- standing ← satnding · sstanding · stadning · standding · standign · standingg · standinng · standnig