goldenervsgoldenesTell them apart

Which to use

“goldener” and “goldenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,907
“goldener” frequency rank
#20,940
“goldenes” frequency rank
39847
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature goldener goldenes
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs golden Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs golden

Where the eye mixes goldener and goldenes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. goldener 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
goldener
8 ch
goldenes

Why the eye confuses goldener with goldenes

A purely visual mix-up. goldener ([ˈɡɔldənɐ]) 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 - r in “goldener” becomes s in “goldenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

goldener is recorded at frequency rank #18,907, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡɔldənɐ]. 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 39847, this pair ranks #1,525,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of goldener vs goldenes

Shared letters: deglno. Private to "goldener": r. Private to "goldenes": s.

"goldener" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "goldenes" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • goldener ← ggoldener · glodener · godlener · golddener · goldeenr · goldenerr · goldenner · goldenre
  • goldenes ← ggoldenes · glodenes · godlenes · golddenes · goldeens · goldeness · goldennes · goldense

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "goldener" and "goldenes" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡɔldənɐ] versus [ˈɡɔldənəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "goldener" or "goldenes"?
"goldener" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,907 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

Eye-level mix-up between "goldener" and "goldenes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "goldener" 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 #1,525,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "goldener" 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 #1,525,208 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