Which to use
“steigende” and “steigenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,283
- “steigende” frequency rank
- #8,131
- “steigenden” frequency rank
- 16414
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | steigende | steigenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs steigend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs steigend |
Where the eye mixes steigende and steigenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. steigende runs 9 letters (CCVVCVCCV) against steigenden's 10 (CCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses steigende with steigenden
A purely visual mix-up. steigende ([ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩də]) and steigenden ([ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dən]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “steigende” sits inside “steigenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16414, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
steigende is recorded at frequency rank #8,283, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩də]. steigenden is at rank #8,131, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩dən].
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 16414, this pair ranks #1,936,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of steigende vs steigenden
Shared letters: deginst. Private to "steigende": -. Private to "steigenden": -.
"steigende" · 9 letters · shape CCVVCVCCV · "steigenden" · 10 letters · shape CCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- steigende ← setigende · ssteigende · stegiende · steiegnde · steigedne · steigendde · steigened · steigennde
- steigenden ← setigenden · ssteigenden · stegienden · steiegnden · steigednen · steigendden · steigendenn · steigendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "steigende" for "steigenden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "steigende" or "steigenden"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "steigende" and "steigenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "steigende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "steigenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,056 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "steigende" and "steigenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "steigenden vs Streikenden". 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 #1,936,056 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.