Which to use
“naheliegend” and “naheliegende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,247
- “naheliegend” frequency rank
- #41,358
- “naheliegende” frequency rank
- 66605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | naheliegend | naheliegende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | augenscheinlich zutreffend/folgerichtig, sofort oder nach kurzem Besinnen als richtig, angemessen, nützlich beurteilt | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs naheliegend |
Where the eye mixes naheliegend and naheliegende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. naheliegend runs 11 letters (CVCVCVVCVCC) against naheliegende's 12 (CVCVCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: naheliegend vs naheliegende
A purely visual mix-up. naheliegend ([ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩t]) and naheliegende ([ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩də]) 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) - “naheliegend” sits inside “naheliegende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
naheliegend is recorded at frequency rank #25,247, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩t]. naheliegende is at rank #41,358, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩də].
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 66605, this pair ranks #567,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of naheliegend vs naheliegende
Shared letters: adeghiln. Private to "naheliegend": -. Private to "naheliegende": -.
"naheliegend" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCC · "naheliegende" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- naheliegend ← anheliegend · naehliegend · naheilegend · naheleigend · nahelieegnd · naheliegedn · naheliegendd · naheliegennd
- naheliegende ← anheliegende · naehliegende · naheilegende · naheleigende · nahelieegnde · naheliegedne · naheliegendde · naheliegened
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "naheliegend" and "naheliegende" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "naheliegend" vs "naheliegende" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "naheliegend" and "naheliegende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "naheliegend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "naheliegende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #567,605 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "naheliegend" and "naheliegende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "naheliegende vs naheliegenden". 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 #567,605 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.