Which to use
“wirkende” and “wirkenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,190
- “wirkende” frequency rank
- #17,191
- “wirkenden” frequency rank
- 34381
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wirkende | wirkenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wirkend |
Where the eye mixes wirkende and wirkenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. wirkende runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against wirkenden's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wirkende and wirkenden
A purely visual mix-up. wirkende ([ˈvɪʁkn̩də]) and wirkenden ([ˈvɪʁkn̩dən]) 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) - “wirkende” sits inside “wirkenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34381, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wirkende is recorded at frequency rank #17,190, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkn̩də]. wirkenden is at rank #17,191, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvɪʁkn̩dən].
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 34381, this pair ranks #1,664,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wirkende vs wirkenden
Shared letters: deiknrw. Private to "wirkende": -. Private to "wirkenden": -.
"wirkende" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "wirkenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wirkende" for "wirkenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wirkende" vs "wirkenden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wirkende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wirkenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,664,628 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wirkende" and "wirkenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Winnenden vs wirkenden". 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 #1,664,628 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.