Which to use
“hervorragend” and “hervorragendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,495
- “hervorragend” frequency rank
- #29,171
- “hervorragendes” frequency rank
- 34666
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorragend | hervorragendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich deutlich vom Standard positiv abhebend, im Sinne von besonders gut | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend |
Where the eye mixes hervorragend and hervorragendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. hervorragend runs 12 letters (CVCCVCCVCVCC) against hervorragendes'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 hervorragendes
A purely visual mix-up. hervorragend ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩t]) and hervorragendes ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩dəs]) 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 “hervorragendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34666, 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]. hervorragendes is at rank #29,171, tagged as anadj, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩dəs].
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 34666, this pair ranks #1,658,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hervorragend vs hervorragendes
Shared letters: adeghnorv. Private to "hervorragend": -. Private to "hervorragendes": s.
"hervorragend" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCC · "hervorragendes" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorragend ← ehrvorragend · herovrragend · herrvorragend · hervoragend · hervorargend · hervorraegnd · hervorragedn · hervorragendd
- hervorragendes ← ehrvorragendes · herovrragendes · herrvorragendes · hervoragendes · hervorargendes · hervorraegndes · hervorragednes · hervorragenddes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "hervorragend" for "hervorragendes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "hervorragend" or "hervorragendes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "hervorragend" and "hervorragendes" 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 "hervorragendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,658,085 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorragend" and "hervorragendes" 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 #1,658,085 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.