Which to use
“stehend” is a verb and “stehende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,595
- “stehend” frequency rank
- #6,107
- “stehende” frequency rank
- 18702
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stehend | stehende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs stehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend |
Where the eye mixes stehend and stehende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stehend with stehende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stehend is [ˈʃteːənt] while stehende is [ˈʃteːəndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “stehend” sits inside “stehende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18702, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stehend is recorded at frequency rank #12,595, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʃteːənt]. stehende is at rank #6,107, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃteːəndə].
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 18702, this pair ranks #1,915,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stehend vs stehende
Shared letters: dehnst. Private to "stehend": -. Private to "stehende": -.
"stehend" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "stehende" · 8 letters · shape CCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stehend" and "stehende" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stehend" or "stehende" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "stehend" and "stehende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "stehend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stehende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stehend" and "stehende" 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 #1,915,714 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.