Which to use
“weinend” is a verb and “weinenden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,196
- “weinend” frequency rank
- #46,396
- “weinenden” frequency rank
- 70592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weinend | weinenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Präsens des Verbs weinen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weinend |
Where the eye mixes weinend and weinenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. weinend runs 7 letters (CVVCVCC) against weinenden's 9 (CVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses weinend with weinenden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: weinend is [ˈvaɪ̯nənt] while weinenden is [ˈvaɪ̯nəndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “weinend” sits inside “weinenden”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weinend is recorded at frequency rank #24,196, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯nənt]. weinenden is at rank #46,396, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯nəndn̩].
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 70592, this pair ranks #441,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of weinend vs weinenden
Shared letters: deinw. Private to "weinend": -. Private to "weinenden": -.
"weinend" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC · "weinenden" · 9 letters · shape CVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "weinend" for "weinenden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "weinend" or "weinenden"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weinend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weinenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #441,639 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weinend" and "weinenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weinenden vs wohnenden". 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 #441,639 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.