ständigervsständigesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,245
“ständiger” frequency rank
#24,944
“ständiges” frequency rank
38189
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ständiger ständiges
Definition Nominativ 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 ständiger and ständiges apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
ständiger
9 ch
ständiges

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. ständiger ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡɐ]) 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 - r in “ständiger” becomes s in “ständiges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38189, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ständiger is recorded at frequency rank #13,245, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɛndɪɡɐ]. 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 38189, this pair ranks #1,570,519 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of ständiger vs ständiges

Shared letters: deginstä. Private to "ständiger": r. Private to "ständiges": -.

"ständiger" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC  ·  "ständiges" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ständiger" and "ständiges" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtɛndɪɡɐ] versus [ˈʃtɛndɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ständiger" or "ständiges"?
"ständiger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,245 in our German list, against #24,944 for "ständiges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list