Which to use
“zunehmende” and “zunehmenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,976
- “zunehmende” frequency rank
- #10,016
- “zunehmenden” frequency rank
- 18992
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zunehmende | zunehmenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zunehmend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zunehmend |
Where the eye mixes zunehmende and zunehmenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. zunehmende runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against zunehmenden's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses zunehmende with zunehmenden
A purely visual mix-up. zunehmende ([ˈt͡suːneːməndə]) and zunehmenden ([ˈt͡suːneːməndn̩]) 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) - “zunehmende” sits inside “zunehmenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zunehmende is recorded at frequency rank #8,976, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːneːməndə]. zunehmenden is at rank #10,016, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt͡suːneːməndn̩].
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 18992, this pair ranks #1,912,871 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of zunehmende vs zunehmenden
Shared letters: dehmnuz. Private to "zunehmende": -. Private to "zunehmenden": -.
"zunehmende" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "zunehmenden" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- zunehmende ← uznehmende · znuehmende · zuenhmende · zunehemnde · zunehhmende · zunehmedne · zunehmendde · zunehmened
- zunehmenden ← uznehmenden · znuehmenden · zuenhmenden · zunehemnden · zunehhmenden · zunehmednen · zunehmendden · zunehmendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "zunehmende" and "zunehmenden" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "zunehmende" or "zunehmenden"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "zunehmende" and "zunehmenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zunehmende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zunehmenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,871 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "zunehmende" and "zunehmenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zunehmendem vs zunehmenden". 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 #1,912,871 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.