bisherigervsbisherigesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#28,105
“bisheriger” frequency rank
#35,670
“bisheriges” frequency rank
63775
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature bisheriger bisheriges
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bisherig Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs bisherig

Where the eye mixes bisheriger and bisheriges

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. bisheriger and bisheriges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

10 ch
bisheriger
10 ch
bisheriges

Look-alike desk: bisheriger vs bisheriges

A purely visual mix-up. bisheriger ([bɪsˈheːʁɪɡɐ]) and bisheriges ([bɪsˈheːʁɪɡəs]) 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 “bisheriger” becomes s in “bisheriges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63775, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

bisheriger is recorded at frequency rank #28,105, classified as anadj, pronounced [bɪsˈheːʁɪɡɐ]. bisheriges is at rank #35,670, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bɪsˈheːʁɪɡəs].

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 63775, this pair ranks #664,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of bisheriger vs bisheriges

Shared letters: beghirs. Private to "bisheriger": -. Private to "bisheriges": -.

"bisheriger" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC  ·  "bisheriges" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • bisheriger ← bbisheriger · bihseriger · bisehriger · bisheirger · bishergier · bisheriegr · bisherigerr · bisherigger
  • bisheriges ← bbisheriges · bihseriges · bisehriges · bisheirges · bishergies · bisheriegs · bisherigess · bisherigges

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "bisheriger" and "bisheriges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([bɪsˈheːʁɪɡɐ] versus [bɪsˈheːʁɪɡəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "bisheriger" or "bisheriges"?
"bisheriger" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,105 in our German list, against #35,670 for "bisheriges". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "bisheriger" and "bisheriges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "bisheriger" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "bisheriges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #664,843 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "bisheriger" and "bisheriges" 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 #664,843 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list