strahlendvsstrahlendemWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“strahlend” and “strahlendem” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,420
“strahlend” frequency rank
#36,651
“strahlendem” frequency rank
57071
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature strahlend strahlendem
Definition von einer Strahlenquelle ausgehende Energie, Wellen oder Materie Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strahlend

Where the eye mixes strahlend and strahlendem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. strahlend runs 9 letters (CCCVCCVCC) against strahlendem's 11 (CCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
strahlend
11 ch
strahlendem

Look-alike desk: strahlend vs strahlendem

A purely visual mix-up. strahlend ([ˈʃtʁaːlənt]) and strahlendem ([ˈʃtʁaːləndəm]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “strahlend” sits inside “strahlendem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57071, 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]. strahlendem is at rank #36,651, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːləndəm].

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 57071, this pair ranks #915,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of strahlend vs strahlendem

Shared letters: adehlnrst. Private to "strahlend": -. Private to "strahlendem": m.

"strahlend" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC  ·  "strahlendem" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • strahlend ← srtahlend · sstrahlend · starhlend · strahelnd · strahhlend · strahledn · strahlendd · strahlennd
  • strahlendem ← srtahlendem · sstrahlendem · starhlendem · strahelndem · strahhlendem · strahlednem · strahlenddem · strahlendemm

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "strahlend" for "strahlendem" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʁaːlənt] versus [ˈʃtʁaːləndəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "strahlend" vs "strahlendem" - which ranks higher?
"strahlend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,420 in our German list, against #36,651 for "strahlendem". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "strahlend" and "strahlendem" 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 "strahlendem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #915,661 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "strahlend" and "strahlendem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "strahlendem vs strahlender". 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 #915,661 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list