Which to use
“aufregend” and “aufregendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,770
- “aufregend” frequency rank
- #36,800
- “aufregendes” frequency rank
- 50570
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufregend | aufregendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | innerlich aufwühlend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufregend |
Where the eye mixes aufregend and aufregendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufregend runs 9 letters (VVCCVCVCC) against aufregendes's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses aufregend with aufregendes
A purely visual mix-up. aufregend ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩t]) and aufregendes ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩dəs]) 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) - “aufregend” sits inside “aufregendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50570, 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]. aufregendes is at rank #36,800, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩dəs].
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 50570, this pair ranks #1,168,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufregend vs aufregendes
Shared letters: adefgnru. Private to "aufregend": -. Private to "aufregendes": s.
"aufregend" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCVCC · "aufregendes" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufregend ← afuregend · aufergend · auffregend · aufreegnd · aufregedn · aufregendd · aufregennd · aufreggend
- aufregendes ← afuregendes · aufergendes · auffregendes · aufreegndes · aufregednes · aufregenddes · aufregendess · aufregendse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufregend" and "aufregendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "aufregend" or "aufregendes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufregend" and "aufregendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufregend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufregendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,168,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufregend" and "aufregendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufregender vs aufregendes". 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 #1,168,641 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.