bevorstehendevsbevorstehendenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“bevorstehende” and “bevorstehenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,158
“bevorstehende” frequency rank
#12,680
“bevorstehenden” frequency rank
31838
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bevorstehende bevorstehenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bevorstehend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bevorstehend

Where the eye mixes bevorstehende and bevorstehenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.

13 ch
bevorstehende
14 ch
bevorstehenden

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. bevorstehende ([bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəndə]) and bevorstehenden ([bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəndn̩]) 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) - “bevorstehende” sits inside “bevorstehenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bevorstehende is recorded at frequency rank #19,158, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəndə]. bevorstehenden is at rank #12,680, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəndn̩].

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 31838, this pair ranks #1,720,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of bevorstehende vs bevorstehenden

Shared letters: bdehnorstv. Private to "bevorstehende": -. Private to "bevorstehenden": -.

"bevorstehende" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCCV  ·  "bevorstehenden" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bevorstehendebbevorstehende · beovrstehende · bevorrstehende · bevorsethende · bevorsstehende · bevorsteehnde · bevorstehedne · bevorstehendde
  • bevorstehendenbbevorstehenden · beovrstehenden · bevorrstehenden · bevorsethenden · bevorsstehenden · bevorsteehnden · bevorstehednen · bevorstehendden

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "bevorstehende" and "bevorstehenden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəndə] versus [bəˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃteːəndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bevorstehende" or "bevorstehenden"?
"bevorstehenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,680 in our German list, against #19,158 for "bevorstehende". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list