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“herausgegebene” and “herausgegebenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,175
- “herausgegebene” frequency rank
- #26,045
- “herausgegebenen” frequency rank
- 64220
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | herausgegebene | herausgegebenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herausgegeben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herausgegeben |
Where the eye mixes herausgegebene and herausgegebenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. herausgegebene runs 14 letters (CVCVVCCVCVCVCV) against herausgegebenen's 15 (CVCVVCCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: herausgegebene vs herausgegebenen
A purely visual mix-up. herausgegebene ([hɛˈʁaʊ̯sɡəˌɡeːbənə]) and herausgegebenen ([hɛˈʁaʊ̯sɡəˌɡeːbənən]) 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) - “herausgegebene” sits inside “herausgegebenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64220, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
herausgegebene is recorded at frequency rank #38,175, classified as anadj, pronounced [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sɡəˌɡeːbənə]. herausgegebenen is at rank #26,045, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sɡəˌɡeːbənən].
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 64220, this pair ranks #649,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of herausgegebene vs herausgegebenen
Shared letters: abeghnrsu. Private to "herausgegebene": -. Private to "herausgegebenen": -.
"herausgegebene" · 14 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVCVCV · "herausgegebenen" · 15 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- herausgegebene ← ehrausgegebene · hearusgegebene · herasugegebene · heraugsegebene · herauseggebene · herausgeegbene · herausgegbeene · herausgegebbene
- herausgegebenen ← ehrausgegebenen · hearusgegebenen · herasugegebenen · heraugsegebenen · herauseggebenen · herausgeegbenen · herausgegbeenen · herausgegebbenen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "herausgegebene" and "herausgegebenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "herausgegebene" or "herausgegebenen" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "herausgegebene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herausgegebenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #649,315 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "herausgegebene" and "herausgegebenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herausgegeben vs herausgegebene". 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 #649,315 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.