Which to use
“ständigen” and “ständiger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,117
- “ständigen” frequency rank
- #13,245
- “ständiger” frequency rank
- 20362
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständigen | ständiger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig |
Where the eye mixes ständigen and ständiger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. ständigen and ständiger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ständigen and ständiger
A purely visual mix-up. ständigen ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “ständigen” becomes r in “ständiger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20362, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ständigen is recorded at frequency rank #7,117, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]. 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 20362, this pair ranks #1,898,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ständigen vs ständiger
Shared letters: deginstä. Private to "ständigen": -. Private to "ständiger": r.
"ständigen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "ständiger" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ständigen" for "ständiger" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "ständigen" or "ständiger" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ständigen" 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 #1,898,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ständigen" and "ständiger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ständchen vs ständigen". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,898,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.