Which to use
“wütenden” and “wütender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,847
- “wütenden” frequency rank
- #35,003
- “wütender” frequency rank
- 60850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | wütenden | wütender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs wütend |
Where the eye mixes wütenden and wütender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. wütenden and wütender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses wütenden with wütender
A purely visual mix-up. wütenden ([ˈvyːtn̩dən]) 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 a single letter - n in “wütenden” becomes r in “wütender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
wütenden is recorded at frequency rank #25,847, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvyːtn̩dən]. 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 60850, this pair ranks #771,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of wütenden vs wütender
Shared letters: dentwü. Private to "wütenden": -. Private to "wütender": r.
"wütenden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "wütender" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "wütenden" and "wütender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "wütenden" or "wütender"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "wütenden" 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 #771,585 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "wütenden" and "wütender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "wartenden vs wütenden". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #771,585 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.