Which to use
“wachsende” and “wachsender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,156
- “wachsende” frequency rank
- #19,763
- “wachsender” frequency rank
- 27919
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wachsende | wachsender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wachsend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wachsend |
Where the eye mixes wachsende and wachsender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wachsende runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against wachsender's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wachsende vs wachsender
A purely visual mix-up. wachsende ([ˈvaksn̩də]) and wachsender ([ˈvaksn̩dɐ]) 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) - “wachsende” sits inside “wachsender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27919, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wachsende is recorded at frequency rank #8,156, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaksn̩də]. wachsender is at rank #19,763, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaksn̩dɐ].
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 27919, this pair ranks #1,793,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wachsende vs wachsender
Shared letters: acdehnsw. Private to "wachsende": -. Private to "wachsender": r.
"wachsende" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "wachsender" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wachsende ← awchsende · wacchsende · wachesnde · wachhsende · wachsedne · wachsendde · wachsened · wachsennde
- wachsender ← awchsender · wacchsender · wachesnder · wachhsender · wachsedner · wachsendder · wachsenderr · wachsendre
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "wachsende" vs "wachsender" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "wachsende" and "wachsender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wachsende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wachsender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,793,655 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wachsende" and "wachsender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wachsender vs wachsendes". 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 #1,793,655 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.