Which to use
“hervorragende” and “hervorragenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,771
- “hervorragende” frequency rank
- #11,065
- “hervorragenden” frequency rank
- 18836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorragende | hervorragenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend |
Where the eye mixes hervorragende and hervorragenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. hervorragende runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCVCVCCV) against hervorragenden's 14 (CVCCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hervorragende and hervorragenden
A purely visual mix-up. hervorragende ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩də]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “hervorragende” sits inside “hervorragenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hervorragende is recorded at frequency rank #7,771, classified as anadj, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩də]. 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 18836, this pair ranks #1,914,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hervorragende vs hervorragenden
Shared letters: adeghnorv. Private to "hervorragende": -. Private to "hervorragenden": -.
"hervorragende" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCV · "hervorragenden" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorragende ← ehrvorragende · herovrragende · herrvorragende · hervoragende · hervorargende · hervorraegnde · hervorragedne · hervorragendde
- hervorragenden ← ehrvorragenden · herovrragenden · herrvorragenden · hervoragenden · hervorargenden · hervorraegnden · hervorragednen · hervorragendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "hervorragende" and "hervorragenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "hervorragende" or "hervorragenden"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorragende" 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 #1,914,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorragende" 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 #1,914,439 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.