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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.

14 ch
herausgegebene
15 ch
herausgegebenen

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?
No. They are said differently ([hɛˈʁaʊ̯sɡəˌɡeːbənə] versus [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sɡəˌɡeːbənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "herausgegebene" or "herausgegebenen" show up more?
"herausgegebenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,045 in our German list, against #38,175 for "herausgegebene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list