Which to use
“gravierende” and “gravierenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,998
- “gravierende” frequency rank
- #30,591
- “gravierenden” frequency rank
- 52589
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gravierende | gravierenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gravierend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gravierend |
Where the eye mixes gravierende and gravierenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. gravierende runs 11 letters (CCVCVVCVCCV) against gravierenden's 12 (CCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gravierende vs gravierenden
A purely visual mix-up. gravierende ([ɡʁaˈviːʁəndə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gravierende” sits inside “gravierenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52589, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gravierende is recorded at frequency rank #21,998, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁaˈviːʁəndə]. 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 52589, this pair ranks #1,090,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gravierende vs gravierenden
Shared letters: adeginrv. Private to "gravierende": -. Private to "gravierenden": -.
"gravierende" · 11 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCCV · "gravierenden" · 12 letters · shape CCVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gravierende ← garvierende · ggravierende · graiverende · graveirende · gravieernde · gravieredne · gravierendde · gravierened
- gravierenden ← garvierenden · ggravierenden · graiverenden · graveirenden · gravieernden · gravierednen · gravierendden · gravierendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gravierende" and "gravierenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gravierende" 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 "gravierende" 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 #1,090,912 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gravierende" 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 #1,090,912 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.