Which to use
“empfohlene” and “empfohlenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,528
- “empfohlene” frequency rank
- #30,024
- “empfohlenen” frequency rank
- 60552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfohlene | empfohlenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empfohlen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empfohlen |
Where the eye mixes empfohlene and empfohlenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. empfohlene runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCV) against empfohlenen's 11 (VCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empfohlene vs empfohlenen
A purely visual mix-up. empfohlene ([ɛmˈp͡foːlənə]) and empfohlenen ([ɛmˈp͡foːlənən]) 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) - “empfohlene” sits inside “empfohlenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfohlene is recorded at frequency rank #30,528, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡foːlənə]. empfohlenen is at rank #30,024, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡foːlənən].
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 60552, this pair ranks #782,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empfohlene vs empfohlenen
Shared letters: efhlmnop. Private to "empfohlene": -. Private to "empfohlenen": -.
"empfohlene" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV · "empfohlenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empfohlene ← emfpohlene · emmpfohlene · empffohlene · empfholene · empfohelne · empfohhlene · empfohleen · empfohllene
- empfohlenen ← emfpohlenen · emmpfohlenen · empffohlenen · empfholenen · empfohelnen · empfohhlenen · empfohleenn · empfohlenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empfohlene" and "empfohlenen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "empfohlene" or "empfohlenen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "empfohlene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfohlenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #782,733 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfohlene" and "empfohlenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfohlen vs empfohlene". 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 #782,733 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.