nachstehendvsnachstehendenWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: nachstehend is a verb, nachstehenden is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“nachstehend” is a verb and “nachstehenden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#35,348
“nachstehend” frequency rank
#28,775
“nachstehenden” frequency rank
64123
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature nachstehend nachstehenden
Definition Partizip Präsens des Verbs nachstehen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs nachstehend

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set nachstehend and nachstehenden apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

11 ch
nachstehend
13 ch
nachstehenden

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: nachstehend is [ˈnaːxˌʃteːənt] while nachstehenden is [ˈnaːxˌʃteːəndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “nachstehend” sits inside “nachstehenden”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

nachstehend is recorded at frequency rank #35,348, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌʃteːənt]. nachstehenden is at rank #28,775, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːxˌʃteːəndn̩].

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 64123, this pair ranks #652,623 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of nachstehend vs nachstehenden

Shared letters: acdehnst. Private to "nachstehend": -. Private to "nachstehenden": -.

"nachstehend" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCC  ·  "nachstehenden" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • nachstehendanchstehend · nacchstehend · nachhstehend · nachsethend · nachsstehend · nachsteehnd · nachstehedn · nachstehendd
  • nachstehendenanchstehenden · nacchstehenden · nachhstehenden · nachsethenden · nachsstehenden · nachsteehnden · nachstehednen · nachstehendden

Frequency comparison

nachstehend#35,348
nachstehenden#28,775

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "nachstehend" and "nachstehenden" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "nachstehend" is a verb and "nachstehenden" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "nachstehend" or "nachstehenden"?
"nachstehenden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #28,775 in our German list, against #35,348 for "nachstehend". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering nachstehend vs nachstehenden

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “nachstehend”; for an adjective, it's “nachstehenden”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “nachstehend” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list