ständigen

Name: ständigen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]

/[ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“ständigen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #7,117. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,117
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 14
tracked misspellings: 11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ständigen vs Stangen

56% similar

ständigen vs sündigen

78% similar

ständigen vs ständiger

89% similar

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

Key facts for ständigen
Property	Value
Headword	ständigen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#7,117
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	11
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ständigen” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ständigen lands here:

#7,117

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ständigen (IPA [ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,117 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ständigen, with forms such as "sständigen", "stnädigen", and "sttändigen". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Stangen", "sündigen", "ständiger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is ständigen, spelled S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-N.

Definition

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Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
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Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sständigen,stnädigen,sttändigen,städnigen,ständdigen,ständgien,ständiegn,ständigenn,ständiggen,ständigne,stänidgen,stänndigen,sätndigen,tsändigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ständigen - 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.

Edit distance from "ständigen"

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 "ständigen"?

"ständigen" is spelled S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩].

What does "ständigen" mean?

As an adjective, "ständigen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ständig

What words are commonly confused with "ständigen"?

"ständigen" is commonly confused with "Stangen", "sündigen", "ständiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "ständigen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ständigen" is [ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ständigen" come from?

"ständigen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “ständigen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃtɛndɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Stangen” - see the side-by-side comparison. ständigen vs Stangen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.