Which to use
“herausragenden” and “herausragender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,176
- “herausragenden” frequency rank
- #33,106
- “herausragender” frequency rank
- 49282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | herausragenden | herausragender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs herausragend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs herausragend |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set herausragenden and herausragender apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. herausragenden ([hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁaːɡn̩dən]) and herausragender ([hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁaːɡn̩dɐ]) 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 - n in “herausragenden” becomes r in “herausragender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
herausragenden is recorded at frequency rank #16,176, classified as anadj, pronounced [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁaːɡn̩dən]. herausragender is at rank #33,106, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌʁaːɡn̩dɐ].
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 49282, this pair ranks #1,217,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of herausragenden vs herausragender
Shared letters: adeghnrsu. Private to "herausragenden": -. Private to "herausragender": -.
"herausragenden" · 14 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVCCVC · "herausragender" · 14 letters · shape CVCVVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- herausragenden ← ehrausragenden · hearusragenden · herasuragenden · heraursagenden · herausargenden · herausraegnden · herausragednen · herausragendden
- herausragender ← ehrausragender · hearusragender · herasuragender · heraursagender · herausargender · herausraegnder · herausragedner · herausragendder
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering herausragenden vs herausragender
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- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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