Which to use
“strahlend” and “strahlende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,420
- “strahlend” frequency rank
- #24,527
- “strahlende” frequency rank
- 44947
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strahlend | strahlende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einer Strahlenquelle ausgehende Energie, Wellen oder Materie | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strahlend |
Where the eye mixes strahlend and strahlende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. strahlend runs 9 letters (CCCVCCVCC) against strahlende's 10 (CCCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses strahlend with strahlende
A purely visual mix-up. strahlend ([ˈʃtʁaːlənt]) and strahlende ([ˈʃtʁaːləndə]) 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) - “strahlend” sits inside “strahlende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44947, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
strahlend is recorded at frequency rank #20,420, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːlənt]. strahlende is at rank #24,527, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːləndə].
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 44947, this pair ranks #1,369,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strahlend vs strahlende
Shared letters: adehlnrst. Private to "strahlend": -. Private to "strahlende": -.
"strahlend" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC · "strahlende" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- strahlend ← srtahlend · sstrahlend · starhlend · strahelnd · strahhlend · strahledn · strahlendd · strahlennd
- strahlende ← srtahlende · sstrahlende · starhlende · strahelnde · strahhlende · strahledne · strahlendde · strahlened
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "strahlend" for "strahlende" ever safe?
Frequency check: "strahlend" vs "strahlende" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "strahlend" and "strahlende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "strahlend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strahlende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,369,434 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strahlend" and "strahlende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strahlend vs Strähnen". 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 #1,369,434 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.