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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.

8 ch
goldenen
8 ch
goldenes

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

  • goldenen ← ggoldenen · glodenen · godlenen · golddenen · goldeenn · goldenenn · goldennen · goldneen
  • goldenes ← ggoldenes · glodenes · godlenes · golddenes · goldeens · goldeness · goldennes · goldense

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "goldenen" and "goldenes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡɔldənən] versus [ˈɡɔldənəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "goldenen" vs "goldenes" - which ranks higher?
"goldenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,518 in our German list, against #20,940 for "goldenes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list