ständige

[ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]

/[ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]/ adj

The verdict

“ständige” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,601. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,601
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig

Corpus desk

Index DE-standige · ständige · German

ständige · rank #6,601 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,601
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH style

Nearest frequency peer: style (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “ständige”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “ständige” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

ständige vs Stange
50% similar
ständige vs standing
63% similar
ständige vs ständigen
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for ständige
PropertyValue
Headwordständige
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,601
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “ständige” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.ständigeliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „style“ (#6,600), „tatsächlichen“ (#6,602), „strafen“ (#6,599). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around ständige (IPA [ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,601 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for ständige, with forms such as "sständige", "stnädige", and "sttändige". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Stange", "standing", "ständigen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ständige, spelled S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sständige
  • stnädige
  • sttändige
  • städnige
  • ständdige
  • ständgie
  • ständieg
  • ständigge
  • stänidge
  • stänndige
  • sätndige
  • tsändige

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ständige - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

sständige1stnädige2sttändige1städnige2ständdige1ständgie2ständieg2ständigge1
Edit distance from "ständige"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ständige"?
"ständige" is spelled S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛndɪɡə].
What does "ständige" mean?
As an adjective, "ständige" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
What words are commonly confused with "ständige"?
"ständige" is commonly confused with "Stange", "standing", "ständigen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ständige"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ständige" is [ˈʃtɛndɪɡə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ständige" come from?
"ständige" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "ständige", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "ständige" maps to 9 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "Stange". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #6,601 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list