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 eye mixes herausragenden and herausragender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. herausragenden and herausragender follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: herausragenden vs herausragender
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "herausragenden" and "herausragender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "herausragenden" or "herausragender" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "herausragenden" and "herausragender" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "herausragenden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "herausragender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,217,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "herausragenden" and "herausragender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "herausragender vs herausragendes". 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 #1,217,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.