Which to use
“aufregender” and “aufregendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,798
- “aufregender” frequency rank
- #36,800
- “aufregendes” frequency rank
- 76598
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufregender | aufregendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufregend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufregend |
Where the eye mixes aufregender and aufregendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufregender and aufregendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses aufregender with aufregendes
A purely visual mix-up. aufregender ([ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩dɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “aufregender” becomes s in “aufregendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufregender is recorded at frequency rank #39,798, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌʁeːɡn̩dɐ]. 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 76598, this pair ranks #280,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of aufregender vs aufregendes
Shared letters: adefgnru. Private to "aufregender": -. Private to "aufregendes": s.
"aufregender" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "aufregendes" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufregender ← afuregender · aufergender · auffregender · aufreegnder · aufregedner · aufregendder · aufregenderr · aufregendre
- aufregendes ← afuregendes · aufergendes · auffregendes · aufreegndes · aufregednes · aufregenddes · aufregendess · aufregendse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "aufregender" and "aufregendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "aufregender" or "aufregendes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "aufregender" and "aufregendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufregender" 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 #280,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufregender" and "aufregendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufregenden vs aufregender". 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 #280,167 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.