Which to use
“stehe” and “stehend” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,179
- “stehe” frequency rank
- #12,595
- “stehend” frequency rank
- 14774
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stehe | stehend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs stehen | Partizip Präsens des Verbs stehen |
Where the eye mixes stehe and stehend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: stehe vs stehend
A purely visual mix-up. stehe ([ˈʃteːə]) and stehend ([ˈʃteːənt]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “stehe” sits inside “stehend”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14774, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stehe is recorded at frequency rank #2,179, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃteːə]. stehend is at rank #12,595, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʃteːənt].
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 14774, this pair ranks #1,948,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stehe vs stehend
Shared letters: ehst. Private to "stehe": -. Private to "stehend": dn.
"stehe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "stehend" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stehe" and "stehend" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "stehe" vs "stehend" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stehe" and "stehend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stehe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stehend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,948,851 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stehe" and "stehend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stehend vs Stelen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,948,851 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.