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“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.

9 ch
strahlend
11 ch
strahlenden

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?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʁaːlənt] versus [ˈʃtʁaːləndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "strahlend" vs "strahlenden" - which ranks higher?
"strahlend" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,420 in our German list, against #22,522 for "strahlenden". 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 "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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list