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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "ständigem" or "ständiges" show up more?
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.