Which to use
“aufregend” and “aufregende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,770
- “aufregend” frequency rank
- #23,838
- “aufregende” frequency rank
- 37608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufregend | aufregende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | innerlich aufwühlend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufregend |
Where the eye mixes aufregend and aufregende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufregend runs 9 letters (VVCCVCVCC) against aufregende's 10 (VVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aufregend and aufregende
A purely visual mix-up. aufregend ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]) and aufregende ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩də]) 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) - “aufregend” sits inside “aufregende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufregend is recorded at frequency rank #13,770, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]. aufregende is at rank #23,838, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩də].
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 37608, this pair ranks #1,585,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufregend vs aufregende
Shared letters: adefgnru. Private to "aufregend": -. Private to "aufregende": -.
"aufregend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "aufregende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufregend ← afuregend · aufergend · auffregend · aufreegnd · aufregedn · aufregendd · aufregennd · aufreggend
- aufregende ← afuregende · aufergende · auffregende · aufreegnde · aufregedne · aufregendde · aufregened · aufregennde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufregend" and "aufregende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aufregend" or "aufregende" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufregend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufregende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,585,719 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufregend" and "aufregende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anregende vs aufregende". 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 #1,585,719 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.