Which to use
“goldenen” and “goldenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,518
- “goldenen” frequency rank
- #20,940
- “goldenes” frequency rank
- 25458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | goldenen | goldenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs golden | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs golden |
Where the eye mixes goldenen and goldenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. goldenen and goldenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between goldenen and goldenes
A purely visual mix-up. goldenen ([ˈɡɔldənən]) and goldenes ([ˈɡɔldənəs]) 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 - n in “goldenen” becomes s in “goldenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
goldenen is recorded at frequency rank #4,518, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɔldənən]. goldenes is at rank #20,940, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɔldənəs].
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 25458, this pair ranks #1,832,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of goldenen vs goldenes
Shared letters: deglno. Private to "goldenen": -. Private to "goldenes": s.
"goldenen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "goldenes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "goldenen" and "goldenes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "goldenen" vs "goldenes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "goldenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "goldenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,832,975 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "goldenen" and "goldenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "goldenem vs goldenes". 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 #1,832,975 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.