Which to use
“anwesend” and “anwesenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,148
- “anwesend” frequency rank
- #7,571
- “anwesenden” frequency rank
- 13719
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | anwesend | anwesenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (von Personen) körperlich an einem bestimmten Platz, Ort, zu einem bestimmten Zeitpunkt, in einer bestimmten Zeitspanne oder zu einem Anlass sein, sich befinden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anwesend |
Where the eye mixes anwesend and anwesenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. anwesend runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against anwesenden's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: anwesend vs anwesenden
A purely visual mix-up. anwesend ([ˈanˌveːzn̩t]) and anwesenden ([ˈanˌveːzn̩dən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “anwesend” sits inside “anwesenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13719, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
anwesend is recorded at frequency rank #6,148, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌveːzn̩t]. anwesenden is at rank #7,571, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌveːzn̩dən].
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 13719, this pair ranks #1,956,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of anwesend vs anwesenden
Shared letters: adensw. Private to "anwesend": -. Private to "anwesenden": -.
"anwesend" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "anwesenden" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- anwesend ← anewsend · annwesend · anweesnd · anwesedn · anwesendd · anwesennd · anwesned · anwessend
- anwesenden ← anewsenden · annwesenden · anweesnden · anwesednen · anwesendden · anwesendenn · anwesendne · anwesenedn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "anwesend" and "anwesenden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "anwesend" vs "anwesenden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "anwesend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "anwesenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,956,172 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "anwesend" and "anwesenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "abweisend vs anwesend". 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 #1,956,172 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.