Which to use
“wachsender” and “wachsendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,763
- “wachsender” frequency rank
- #47,116
- “wachsendes” frequency rank
- 66879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wachsender | wachsendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs wachsend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wachsend |
Where the eye mixes wachsender and wachsendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. wachsender and wachsendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses wachsender with wachsendes
A purely visual mix-up. wachsender ([ˈvaksn̩dɐ]) and wachsendes ([ˈvaksn̩dəs]) 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 a single letter - r in “wachsender” becomes s in “wachsendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wachsender is recorded at frequency rank #19,763, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaksn̩dɐ]. wachsendes is at rank #47,116, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaksn̩dəs].
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 66879, this pair ranks #558,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wachsender vs wachsendes
Shared letters: acdehnsw. Private to "wachsender": r. Private to "wachsendes": -.
"wachsender" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "wachsendes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- wachsender ← awchsender · wacchsender · wachesnder · wachhsender · wachsedner · wachsendder · wachsenderr · wachsendre
- wachsendes ← awchsendes · wacchsendes · wachesndes · wachhsendes · wachsednes · wachsenddes · wachsendess · wachsendse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wachsender" and "wachsendes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "wachsender" or "wachsendes" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "wachsender" and "wachsendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "wachsender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wachsendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #558,522 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wachsender" and "wachsendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wachsender vs wechselnder". 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 #558,522 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.