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“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.

7 ch
goldene
8 ch
goldenen

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

  • goldene ← ggoldene · glodene · godlene · golddene · goldeen · goldenne · goldnee · goledne
  • goldenen ← ggoldenen · glodenen · godlenen · golddenen · goldeenn · goldenenn · goldennen · goldneen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "goldene" and "goldenen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡɔldənə] versus [ˈɡɔldənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "goldene" or "goldenen"?
"goldene" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,123 in our German list, against #4,518 for "goldenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list