Which to use
“stinkende” and “stinkenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,254
- “stinkende” frequency rank
- #34,384
- “stinkenden” frequency rank
- 78638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | stinkende | stinkenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stinkend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs stinkend |
Where the eye mixes stinkende and stinkenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses stinkende with stinkenden
A purely visual mix-up. stinkende ([ˈʃtɪŋkn̩də]) and stinkenden ([ˈʃtɪŋkn̩dən]) 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) - “stinkende” sits inside “stinkenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
stinkende is recorded at frequency rank #44,254, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪŋkn̩də]. stinkenden is at rank #34,384, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtɪŋkn̩dən].
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 78638, this pair ranks #233,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of stinkende vs stinkenden
Shared letters: deiknst. Private to "stinkende": -. Private to "stinkenden": -.
"stinkende" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCCV · "stinkenden" · 10 letters · shape CCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- stinkende ← sitnkende · sstinkende · stiknende · stineknde · stinkedne · stinkendde · stinkened · stinkennde
- stinkenden ← sitnkenden · sstinkenden · stiknenden · stineknden · stinkednen · stinkendden · stinkendenn · stinkendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "stinkende" and "stinkenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "stinkende" or "stinkenden"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "stinkende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "stinkenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "stinkende" and "stinkenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sinkender vs stinkende". 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 #233,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.