Which to use
“wütende” and “wütender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,206
- “wütende” frequency rank
- #35,003
- “wütender” frequency rank
- 59209
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wütende | wütender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend |
Where the eye mixes wütende and wütender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. wütende runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against wütender's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between wütende and wütender
A purely visual mix-up. wütende ([ˈvyːtn̩də]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “wütende” sits inside “wütender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59209, 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]. 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 59209, this pair ranks #833,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wütende vs wütender
Shared letters: dentwü. Private to "wütende": -. Private to "wütender": r.
"wütende" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "wütender" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "wütende" for "wütender" ever safe?
Frequency check: "wütende" vs "wütender" - which ranks higher?
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 "wütende" 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 #833,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wütende" and "wütender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wütende vs wütete". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #833,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.