stehenden

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

[ˈʃteːəndn̩]

/[ˈʃteːəndn̩]/ adj

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

The verdict

“stehenden” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #4,562 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#4,562
frequency rank, German: 9
letters: 14
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

stehenden vs stehender

89% similar

stehenden vs stehendes

89% similar

stehenden vs suchenden

78% similar

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

Key facts for stehenden
Property	Value
Headword	stehenden
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃteːəndn̩]
Letters	9
Frequency rank	#4,562
Misspellings tracked	14
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “stehenden” 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). stehenden lands here:

#4,562

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for stehenden is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃteːəndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,562 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for stehenden, with forms such as "sethenden", "sstehenden", and "steehnden". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "stehender", "stehendes", "suchenden", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 stehenden, spelled S-T-E-H-E-N-D-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs stehend

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: sethenden,sstehenden,steehnden,stehednen,stehendden,stehendenn,stehendne,stehenedn,stehennden,stehhenden,stehneden,stheenden,sttehenden,tsehenden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of stehenden - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "stehenden"

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 "stehenden"?

"stehenden" is spelled S-T-E-H-E-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃteːəndn̩].

What does "stehenden" mean?

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

What words are commonly confused with "stehenden"?

"stehenden" is commonly confused with "stehender", "stehendes", "suchenden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "stehenden"?

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

What language does "stehenden" come from?

"stehenden" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “stehenden”

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

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

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.