Which to use
“hervorragende” and “hervorragendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,771
- “hervorragende” frequency rank
- #29,171
- “hervorragendes” frequency rank
- 36942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorragende | hervorragendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend |
Where the eye mixes hervorragende and hervorragendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. hervorragende runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCVCVCCV) against hervorragendes's 14 (CVCCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between hervorragende and hervorragendes
A purely visual mix-up. hervorragende ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩də]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “hervorragende” sits inside “hervorragendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36942, 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]. 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 36942, this pair ranks #1,602,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of hervorragende vs hervorragendes
Shared letters: adeghnorv. Private to "hervorragende": -. Private to "hervorragendes": s.
"hervorragende" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCV · "hervorragendes" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorragende ← ehrvorragende · herovrragende · herrvorragende · hervoragende · hervorargende · hervorraegnde · hervorragedne · hervorragendde
- hervorragendes ← ehrvorragendes · herovrragendes · herrvorragendes · hervoragendes · hervorargendes · hervorraegndes · hervorragednes · hervorragenddes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hervorragende" and "hervorragendes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hervorragende" vs "hervorragendes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "hervorragendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,602,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorragende" 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 #1,602,738 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.