Which to use
“hervorragend” and “hervorragender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,495
- “hervorragend” frequency rank
- #16,451
- “hervorragender” frequency rank
- 21946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorragend | hervorragender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend |
Where the eye mixes hervorragend and hervorragender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. hervorragend runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCVCC) against hervorragender'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 hervorragender
A purely visual mix-up. hervorragend ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t]) and hervorragender ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩dɐ]) 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 “hervorragender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21946, 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]. hervorragender is at rank #16,451, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩dɐ].
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 21946, this pair ranks #1,880,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hervorragend vs hervorragender
Shared letters: adeghnorv. Private to "hervorragend": -. Private to "hervorragender": -.
"hervorragend" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCC · "hervorragender" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorragend ← ehrvorragend · herovrragend · herrvorragend · hervoragend · hervorargend · hervorraegnd · hervorragedn · hervorragendd
- hervorragender ← ehrvorragender · herovrragender · herrvorragender · hervoragender · hervorargender · hervorraegnder · hervorragedner · hervorragendder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hervorragend" and "hervorragender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hervorragend" or "hervorragender"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorragend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorragender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,880,248 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorragend" and "hervorragender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "hervorragender 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 #1,880,248 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.