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

#24,527
“strahlende” frequency rank
#36,651
“strahlendem” frequency rank
61178
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature strahlende strahlendem
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strahlend Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strahlend

Where the eye mixes strahlende and strahlendem

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. strahlende runs 10 letters (CCCVCCVCCV) against strahlendem's 11 (CCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
strahlende
11 ch
strahlendem

Visual trap between strahlende and strahlendem

A purely visual mix-up. strahlende ([ˈʃtʁaːləndə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “strahlende” sits inside “strahlendem”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61178, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

strahlende is recorded at frequency rank #24,527, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːləndə]. 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 61178, this pair ranks #759,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of strahlende vs strahlendem

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

"strahlende" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCV  ·  "strahlendem" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • strahlende ← srtahlende · sstrahlende · starhlende · strahelnde · strahhlende · strahledne · strahlendde · strahlened
  • strahlendem ← srtahlendem · sstrahlendem · starhlendem · strahelndem · strahhlendem · strahlednem · strahlenddem · strahlendemm

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "strahlende" for "strahlendem" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʃtʁaːləndə] versus [ˈʃtʁaːləndəm]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "strahlende" vs "strahlendem" - which ranks higher?
"strahlende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,527 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 "strahlende" and "strahlendem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "strahlende" 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 #759,440 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "strahlende" 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 #759,440 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