Which to use
“hervorragend” and “hervorragenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,495
- “hervorragend” frequency rank
- #11,065
- “hervorragenden” frequency rank
- 16560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorragend | hervorragenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend |
Where the eye mixes hervorragend and hervorragenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. hervorragend runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCVCC) against hervorragenden's 14 (CVCCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses hervorragend with hervorragenden
A purely visual mix-up. hervorragend ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t]) and hervorragenden ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩dən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “hervorragend” sits inside “hervorragenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16560, 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]. hervorragenden is at rank #11,065, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩dən].
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 16560, this pair ranks #1,934,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hervorragend vs hervorragenden
Shared letters: adeghnorv. Private to "hervorragend": -. Private to "hervorragenden": -.
"hervorragend" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCC · "hervorragenden" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorragend ← ehrvorragend · herovrragend · herrvorragend · hervoragend · hervorargend · hervorraegnd · hervorragedn · hervorragendd
- hervorragenden ← ehrvorragenden · herovrragenden · herrvorragenden · hervoragenden · hervorargenden · hervorraegnden · hervorragednen · hervorragendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hervorragend" for "hervorragenden" ever safe?
Frequency check: "hervorragend" vs "hervorragenden" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hervorragend" and "hervorragenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorragend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorragenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,934,826 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorragend" and "hervorragenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hervorragenden 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 #1,934,826 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.