Which to use
“bisherige” and “bisherigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,965
- “bisherige” frequency rank
- #2,289
- “bisherigen” frequency rank
- 7254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bisherige | bisherigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs bisherig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bisherig |
Where the eye mixes bisherige and bisherigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bisherige runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against bisherigen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: bisherige vs bisherigen
A purely visual mix-up. bisherige ([bɪsˈheːʁɪɡə]) and bisherigen ([bɪsˈheːʁɪɡn̩]) 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) - “bisherige” sits inside “bisherigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bisherige is recorded at frequency rank #4,965, classified as anadj, pronounced [bɪsˈheːʁɪɡə]. bisherigen is at rank #2,289, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bɪsˈheːʁɪɡn̩].
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 7254, this pair ranks #1,988,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bisherige vs bisherigen
Shared letters: beghirs. Private to "bisherige": -. Private to "bisherigen": n.
"bisherige" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "bisherigen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- bisherige ← bbisherige · bihserige · bisehrige · bisheirge · bishergie · bisherieg · bisherigge · bisherrige
- bisherigen ← bbisherigen · bihserigen · bisehrigen · bisheirgen · bishergien · bisheriegn · bisherigenn · bisheriggen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bisherige" for "bisherigen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "bisherige" vs "bisherigen" - which ranks higher?
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 "bisherige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bisherigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,988,840 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bisherige" and "bisherigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bisherige vs bisheriges". 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 #1,988,840 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.