Which to use
“stehend” is a verb and “störend” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,595
- “stehend” frequency rank
- #20,075
- “störend” frequency rank
- 32670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stehend | störend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs stehen | behindernd in einem Ablauf oder Prozess |
Where the eye mixes stehend and störend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stehend with störend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: stehend is [ˈʃteːənt] while störend is [ˈʃtøːʁənt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32670, 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]. störend is at rank #20,075, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtøːʁənt].
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 32670, this pair ranks #1,702,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of stehend vs störend
Shared letters: denst. Private to "stehend": h. Private to "störend": rö.
"stehend" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC · "störend" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stehend ← sethend · sstehend · steehnd · stehedn · stehendd · stehennd · stehhend · stehned
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "stehend" and "störend" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "stehend" or "störend" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "stehend" and "störend" 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 "störend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,702,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stehend" and "störend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "stoned vs störend". 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 #1,702,601 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.