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.
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?
Frequency check: "strahlend" vs "strahlendem" - which ranks higher?
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.