Which to use
“wütend” and “wütende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,134
- “wütend” frequency rank
- #24,206
- “wütende” frequency rank
- 29340
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wütend | wütende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend, einen erregten Gemütszustand habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend |
Where the eye mixes wütend and wütende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. wütend runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against wütende's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wütend and wütende
A purely visual mix-up. wütend ([ˈvyːtn̩t]) and wütende ([ˈvyːtn̩də]) 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) - “wütend” sits inside “wütende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29340, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wütend is recorded at frequency rank #5,134, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvyːtn̩t]. wütende is at rank #24,206, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvyːtn̩də].
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 29340, this pair ranks #1,768,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wütend vs wütende
Shared letters: dentwü. Private to "wütend": -. Private to "wütende": -.
"wütend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "wütende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wütend" and "wütende" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "wütend" or "wütende"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "wütend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wütende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,768,631 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wütend" and "wütende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wütende vs wütete". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,768,631 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.