Which to use
“goldene” and “goldenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,123
- “goldene” frequency rank
- #4,518
- “goldenen” frequency rank
- 8641
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goldene | goldenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs golden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs golden |
Where the eye mixes goldene and goldenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. goldene runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against goldenen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between goldene and goldenen
A purely visual mix-up. goldene ([ˈɡɔldənə]) and goldenen ([ˈɡɔldənən]) 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) - “goldene” sits inside “goldenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8641, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goldene is recorded at frequency rank #4,123, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɔldənə]. goldenen is at rank #4,518, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɔldənən].
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 8641, this pair ranks #1,983,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of goldene vs goldenen
Shared letters: deglno. Private to "goldene": -. Private to "goldenen": -.
"goldene" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "goldenen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "goldene" and "goldenen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "goldene" or "goldenen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "goldene" and "goldenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "goldene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goldenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,983,471 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goldene" and "goldenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gilden vs goldene". 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 #1,983,471 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.