anwesendevsanwesendenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“anwesende” and “anwesenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,888
“anwesende” frequency rank
#7,571
“anwesenden” frequency rank
33459
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature anwesende anwesenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anwesend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs anwesend

Where the eye mixes anwesende and anwesenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. anwesende runs 9 letters (VCCVCVCCV) against anwesenden's 10 (VCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
anwesende
10 ch
anwesenden

Look-alike desk: anwesende vs anwesenden

A purely visual mix-up. anwesende ([ˈanˌveːzn̩də]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “anwesende” sits inside “anwesenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33459, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

anwesende is recorded at frequency rank #25,888, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈanˌveːzn̩də]. 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 33459, this pair ranks #1,685,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of anwesende vs anwesenden

Shared letters: adensw. Private to "anwesende": -. Private to "anwesenden": -.

"anwesende" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCV  ·  "anwesenden" · 10 letters · shape VCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • anwesende ← anewsende · annwesende · anweesnde · anwesedne · anwesendde · anwesened · anwesennde · anwesnede
  • anwesenden ← anewsenden · annwesenden · anweesnden · anwesednen · anwesendden · anwesendenn · anwesendne · anwesenedn

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "anwesende" and "anwesenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈanˌveːzn̩də] versus [ˈanˌveːzn̩dən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "anwesende" vs "anwesenden" - which ranks higher?
"anwesenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,571 in our German list, against #25,888 for "anwesende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "anwesende" 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 #1,685,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "anwesende" and "anwesenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anregende vs anwesende". 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 #1,685,545 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list