Which to use
“aufwendig” and “aufwendigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,170
- “aufwendig” frequency rank
- #28,073
- “aufwendigen” frequency rank
- 39243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufwendig | aufwendigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit großem Aufwand oder Einsatz verbunden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs aufwendig |
Where the eye mixes aufwendig and aufwendigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. aufwendig runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against aufwendigen's 11 (VVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: aufwendig vs aufwendigen
A purely visual mix-up. aufwendig ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç]) and aufwendigen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪɡn̩]) 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) - “aufwendig” sits inside “aufwendigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufwendig is recorded at frequency rank #11,170, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪç]. aufwendigen is at rank #28,073, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌvɛndɪɡn̩].
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 39243, this pair ranks #1,542,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufwendig vs aufwendigen
Shared letters: adefginuw. Private to "aufwendig": -. Private to "aufwendigen": -.
"aufwendig" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "aufwendigen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufwendig ← afuwendig · aufewndig · auffwendig · aufwednig · aufwenddig · aufwendgi · aufwendigg · aufwenidg
- aufwendigen ← afuwendigen · aufewndigen · auffwendigen · aufwednigen · aufwenddigen · aufwendgien · aufwendiegn · aufwendigenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aufwendig" and "aufwendigen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "aufwendig" or "aufwendigen"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufwendig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "aufwendigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,542,093 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufwendig" and "aufwendigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "aufwändiger vs aufwendigen". 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 #1,542,093 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.