Which to use
“ständigen” and “ständiges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,117
- “ständigen” frequency rank
- #24,944
- “ständiges” frequency rank
- 32061
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ständigen | ständiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set ständigen and ständiges apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. ständigen ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]) 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 - n in “ständigen” becomes s in “ständiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32061, 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]. 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 32061, this pair ranks #1,715,481 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ständigen vs ständiges
Shared letters: deginstä. Private to "ständigen": -. Private to "ständiges": -.
"ständigen" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC · "ständiges" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC