Which to use
“hervorragenden” and “hervorragendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,065
- “hervorragenden” frequency rank
- #29,171
- “hervorragendes” frequency rank
- 40236
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | hervorragenden | hervorragendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs hervorragend |
Where the eye mixes hervorragenden and hervorragendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. hervorragenden and hervorragendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: hervorragenden vs hervorragendes
A purely visual mix-up. hervorragenden ([hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩dən]) 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 a single letter - n in “hervorragenden” becomes s in “hervorragendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40236, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
hervorragenden is recorded at frequency rank #11,065, classified as anadj, pronounced [hɛɐ̯ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʁaːɡn̩dən]. 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 40236, this pair ranks #1,514,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of hervorragenden vs hervorragendes
Shared letters: adeghnorv. Private to "hervorragenden": -. Private to "hervorragendes": s.
"hervorragenden" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCVC · "hervorragendes" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- hervorragenden ← ehrvorragenden · herovrragenden · herrvorragenden · hervoragenden · hervorargenden · hervorraegnden · hervorragednen · hervorragendden
- hervorragendes ← ehrvorragendes · herovrragendes · herrvorragendes · hervoragendes · hervorargendes · hervorraegndes · hervorragednes · hervorragenddes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "hervorragenden" and "hervorragendes" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "hervorragenden" vs "hervorragendes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "hervorragenden" and "hervorragendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "hervorragenden" 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 #1,514,265 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "hervorragenden" 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 #1,514,265 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.