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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "goldener" and "goldenes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "goldener" or "goldenes"?
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.