ständigemvsständigesTell them apart

Which to use

“ständigem” and “ständiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#40,870
“ständigem” frequency rank
#24,944
“ständiges” frequency rank
65814
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ständigem ständiges
Definition Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig

Where the eye mixes ständigem and ständiges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ständigem and ständiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
ständigem
9 ch
ständiges

Look-alike desk: ständigem vs ständiges

A purely visual mix-up. ständigem ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡəm]) 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 a single letter - m in “ständigem” becomes s in “ständiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ständigem is recorded at frequency rank #40,870, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡəm]. 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 65814, this pair ranks #594,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of ständigem vs ständiges

Shared letters: deginstä. Private to "ständigem": m. Private to "ständiges": -.

"ständigem" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC  ·  "ständiges" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "ständigem" and "ständiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡəm] versus [ˈʃtɛndɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "ständigem" or "ständiges" show up more?
"ständiges" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,944 in our German list, against #40,870 for "ständigem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "ständigem" and "ständiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "ständigem" 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 #594,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ständigem" and "ständiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sandigen vs ständigem". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #594,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list