Which to use
“gewordene” and “gewordenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,849
- “gewordene” frequency rank
- #11,889
- “gewordenen” frequency rank
- 25738
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gewordene | gewordenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geworden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geworden |
Where the eye mixes gewordene and gewordenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gewordene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gewordenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gewordene with gewordenen
A purely visual mix-up. gewordene ([ɡəˈvɔʁdənə]) and gewordenen ([ɡəˈvɔʁdənən]) 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) - “gewordene” sits inside “gewordenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25738, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gewordene is recorded at frequency rank #13,849, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁdənə]. gewordenen is at rank #11,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈvɔʁdənən].
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 25738, this pair ranks #1,828,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gewordene vs gewordenen
Shared letters: degnorw. Private to "gewordene": -. Private to "gewordenen": -.
"gewordene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gewordenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gewordene ← egwordene · geowrdene · gewodrene · geworddene · gewordeen · gewordnee · geworedne · geworrdene
- gewordenen ← egwordenen · geowrdenen · gewodrenen · geworddenen · gewordeenn · gewordenenn · gewordenne · gewordennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gewordene" and "gewordenen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gewordene" or "gewordenen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gewordene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gewordenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,828,716 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gewordene" and "gewordenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geworben vs gewordene". 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 #1,828,716 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.