Which to use
“strahlend” and “strahlenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,420
- “strahlend” frequency rank
- #22,522
- “strahlenden” frequency rank
- 42942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strahlend | strahlenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von einer Strahlenquelle ausgehende Energie, Wellen oder Materie | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strahlend |
Where the eye mixes strahlend and strahlenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. strahlend runs 9 letters (CCCVCCVCC) against strahlenden's 11 (CCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: strahlend vs strahlenden
A purely visual mix-up. strahlend ([ˈʃtʁaːlənt]) and strahlenden ([ˈʃtʁaːləndn̩]) 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 “strahlenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42942, 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]. strahlenden is at rank #22,522, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːləndn̩].
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 42942, this pair ranks #1,433,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strahlend vs strahlenden
Shared letters: adehlnrst. Private to "strahlend": -. Private to "strahlenden": -.
"strahlend" · 9 letters · shape CCCVCCVCC · "strahlenden" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- strahlend ← srtahlend · sstrahlend · starhlend · strahelnd · strahhlend · strahledn · strahlendd · strahlennd
- strahlenden ← srtahlenden · sstrahlenden · starhlenden · strahelnden · strahhlenden · strahlednen · strahlendden · strahlendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "strahlend" and "strahlenden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "strahlend" vs "strahlenden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "strahlend" and "strahlenden" 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 "strahlenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,433,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strahlend" and "strahlenden" 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 #1,433,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.