Which to use
“zählenden” is an adjective and “Zahlungen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,019
- “zählenden” frequency rank
- #8,665
- “Zahlungen” frequency rank
- 43684
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zählenden | Zahlungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zählend | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Zahlung |
Where the eye mixes zählenden and Zahlungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. zählenden and Zahlungen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses zählenden with Zahlungen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zählenden is [ˈt͡sɛːləndn̩] while Zahlungen is [ˈt͡saːlʊŋən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43684, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zählenden is recorded at frequency rank #35,019, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡sɛːləndn̩]. Zahlungen is at rank #8,665, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈt͡saːlʊŋən].
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 43684, this pair ranks #1,410,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zählenden vs Zahlungen
Shared letters: ehlnz. Private to "zählenden": dä. Private to "Zahlungen": agu.
"zählenden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Zahlungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Zahlungen ← azhlungen · zahhlungen · zahllungen · zahlnugen · zahlugnen · zahlunegn · zahlungenn · zahlunggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zählenden" for "Zahlungen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "zählenden" or "Zahlungen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "zählenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Zahlungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,410,213 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zählenden" and "Zahlungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zählende vs zählenden". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,410,213 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.