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.
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?
Frequency check: "anwesende" vs "anwesenden" - which ranks higher?
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.