Which to use
“strahlende” and “strahlender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,527
- “strahlende” frequency rank
- #37,229
- “strahlender” frequency rank
- 61756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | strahlende | strahlender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs strahlend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs strahlend |
Where the eye mixes strahlende and strahlender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. strahlende runs 10 letters (CCCVCCVCCV) against strahlender's 11 (CCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between strahlende and strahlender
A purely visual mix-up. strahlende ([ˈʃtʁaːləndə]) and strahlender ([ˈʃtʁaːləndɐ]) 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 “strahlender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61756, 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]. strahlender is at rank #37,229, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃtʁaːləndɐ].
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 61756, this pair ranks #737,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of strahlende vs strahlender
Shared letters: adehlnrst. Private to "strahlende": -. Private to "strahlender": -.
"strahlende" · 10 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCV · "strahlender" · 11 letters · shape CCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- strahlende ← srtahlende · sstrahlende · starhlende · strahelnde · strahhlende · strahledne · strahlendde · strahlened
- strahlender ← srtahlender · sstrahlender · starhlender · strahelnder · strahhlender · strahledner · strahlendder · strahlenderr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "strahlende" and "strahlender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "strahlende" or "strahlender" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "strahlende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "strahlender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #737,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "strahlende" and "strahlender" 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 #737,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.