Which to use
“hervorragend” and “hervorragende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,495
- “hervorragend” frequency rank
- #7,771
- “hervorragende” frequency rank
- 13266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorragend | hervorragende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend |
Where the eye mixes hervorragend and hervorragende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. hervorragend runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCVCC) against hervorragende's 13 (CVCCVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hervorragend and hervorragende
A purely visual mix-up. hervorragend ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t]) and hervorragende ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩də]) 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) - “hervorragend” sits inside “hervorragende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13266, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hervorragend is recorded at frequency rank #5,495, classified as anadj, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t]. hervorragende is at rank #7,771, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩də].
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 13266, this pair ranks #1,959,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hervorragend vs hervorragende
Shared letters: adeghnorv. Private to "hervorragend": -. Private to "hervorragende": -.
"hervorragend" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCC · "hervorragende" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorragend ← ehrvorragend · herovrragend · herrvorragend · hervoragend · hervorargend · hervorraegnd · hervorragedn · hervorragendd
- hervorragende ← ehrvorragende · herovrragende · herrvorragende · hervoragende · hervorargende · hervorraegnde · hervorragedne · hervorragendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hervorragend" and "hervorragende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "hervorragend" or "hervorragende" 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 "hervorragend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorragende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,959,051 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorragend" and "hervorragende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hervorragende vs hervorragendes". 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 #1,959,051 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.