Which to use
“zunehmend” is an adverb and “zunehmende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,939
- “zunehmend” frequency rank
- #8,976
- “zunehmende” frequency rank
- 11915
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zunehmend | zunehmende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mehr in Zahl, Menge oder Häufigkeit werdend, sich vergrößernd, ansteigend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zunehmend |
Where the eye mixes zunehmend and zunehmende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. zunehmend runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against zunehmende's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between zunehmend and zunehmende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zunehmend is [ˈt͡suːneːmənt] while zunehmende is [ˈt͡suːneːməndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “zunehmend” sits inside “zunehmende”, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11915, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zunehmend is recorded at frequency rank #2,939, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈt͡suːneːmənt]. zunehmende is at rank #8,976, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːneːməndə].
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 11915, this pair ranks #1,967,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zunehmend vs zunehmende
Shared letters: dehmnuz. Private to "zunehmend": -. Private to "zunehmende": -.
"zunehmend" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "zunehmende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- zunehmend ← uznehmend · znuehmend · zuenhmend · zunehemnd · zunehhmend · zunehmedn · zunehmendd · zunehmennd
- zunehmende ← uznehmende · znuehmende · zuenhmende · zunehemnde · zunehhmende · zunehmedne · zunehmendde · zunehmened
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zunehmend" for "zunehmende" ever safe?
Frequency check: "zunehmend" vs "zunehmende" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zunehmend" and "zunehmende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zunehmend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zunehmende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,967,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zunehmend" and "zunehmende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zunehmende vs zunehmendem". 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 #1,967,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.