Which to use
“wütende” and “wütenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,206
- “wütende” frequency rank
- #25,847
- “wütenden” frequency rank
- 50053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wütende | wütenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend |
Where the eye mixes wütende and wütenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. wütende runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against wütenden's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses wütende with wütenden
A purely visual mix-up. wütende ([ˈvyːtn̩də]) and wütenden ([ˈvyːtn̩dən]) 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) - “wütende” sits inside “wütenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wütende is recorded at frequency rank #24,206, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvyːtn̩də]. wütenden is at rank #25,847, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvyːtn̩dən].
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 50053, this pair ranks #1,188,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wütende vs wütenden
Shared letters: dentwü. Private to "wütende": -. Private to "wütenden": -.
"wütende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "wütenden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wütende" for "wütenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wütende" vs "wütenden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wütende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wütenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,188,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wütende" and "wütenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wütende vs wütete". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,188,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.