Which to use
“wütend” and “wütender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,134
- “wütend” frequency rank
- #35,003
- “wütender” frequency rank
- 40137
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wütend | wütender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich in einem Zustand der Wut befindend, einen erregten Gemütszustand habend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend |
Where the eye mixes wütend and wütender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. wütend runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against wütender's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: wütend vs wütender
A purely visual mix-up. wütend ([ˈvyːtn̩t]) and wütender ([ˈvyːtn̩dɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “wütend” sits inside “wütender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40137, 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]. wütender is at rank #35,003, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvyːtn̩dɐ].
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 40137, this pair ranks #1,517,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of wütend vs wütender
Shared letters: dentwü. Private to "wütend": -. Private to "wütender": r.
"wütend" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "wütender" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "wütend" and "wütender" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "wütend" or "wütender" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "wütender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,517,059 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wütend" and "wütender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wütenden vs wütender". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,517,059 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.