Which to use
“aufregende” and “aufregendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,838
- “aufregende” frequency rank
- #36,800
- “aufregendes” frequency rank
- 60638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufregende | aufregendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufregend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufregend |
Where the eye mixes aufregende and aufregendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufregende runs 10 letters (VVCCVCVCCV) against aufregendes's 11 (VVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aufregende and aufregendes
A purely visual mix-up. aufregende ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩də]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “aufregende” sits inside “aufregendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufregende is recorded at frequency rank #23,838, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩də]. 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 60638, this pair ranks #779,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of aufregende vs aufregendes
Shared letters: adefgnru. Private to "aufregende": -. Private to "aufregendes": s.
"aufregende" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCV · "aufregendes" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufregende ← afuregende · aufergende · auffregende · aufreegnde · aufregedne · aufregendde · aufregened · aufregennde
- aufregendes ← afuregendes · aufergendes · auffregendes · aufreegndes · aufregednes · aufregenddes · aufregendess · aufregendse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "aufregende" for "aufregendes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "aufregende" or "aufregendes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufregende" 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 #779,512 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufregende" 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 #779,512 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.