Which to use
“gravierend” and “gravierenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,607
- “gravierend” frequency rank
- #30,591
- “gravierenden” frequency rank
- 60198
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravierend | gravierenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | schwerwiegend, bedeutend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gravierend |
Where the eye mixes gravierend and gravierenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gravierend runs 10 letters (CCVCVVCVCC) against gravierenden's 12 (CCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gravierend and gravierenden
A purely visual mix-up. gravierend ([ɡʁaˈviːʁənt]) and gravierenden ([ɡʁaˈviːʁəndn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gravierend” sits inside “gravierenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60198, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravierend is recorded at frequency rank #29,607, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁaˈviːʁənt]. gravierenden is at rank #30,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁaˈviːʁəndn̩].
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 60198, this pair ranks #795,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravierend vs gravierenden
Shared letters: adeginrv. Private to "gravierend": -. Private to "gravierenden": -.
"gravierend" · 10 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCC · "gravierenden" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravierend ← garvierend · ggravierend · graiverend · graveirend · gravieernd · gravieredn · gravierendd · gravierennd
- gravierenden ← garvierenden · ggravierenden · graiverenden · graveirenden · gravieernden · gravierednen · gravierendden · gravierendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gravierend" and "gravierenden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gravierend" or "gravierenden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gravierend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gravierenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #795,937 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravierend" and "gravierenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gravierenden vs gravierender". 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 #795,937 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.