Which to use
“naheliegend” and “naheliegenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,247
- “naheliegend” frequency rank
- #45,469
- “naheliegenden” frequency rank
- 70716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | naheliegend | naheliegenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | augenscheinlich zutreffend/folgerichtig, sofort oder nach kurzem Besinnen als richtig, angemessen, nützlich beurteilt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs naheliegend |
Where the eye mixes naheliegend and naheliegenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. naheliegend runs 11 letters (CVCVCVVCVCC) against naheliegenden's 13 (CVCVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between naheliegend and naheliegenden
A purely visual mix-up. naheliegend ([ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩t]) and naheliegenden ([ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩dən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “naheliegend” sits inside “naheliegenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70716, 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]. naheliegenden is at rank #45,469, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈnaːəˌliːɡn̩dən].
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 70716, this pair ranks #437,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of naheliegend vs naheliegenden
Shared letters: adeghiln. Private to "naheliegend": -. Private to "naheliegenden": -.
"naheliegend" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCC · "naheliegenden" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- naheliegend ← anheliegend · naehliegend · naheilegend · naheleigend · nahelieegnd · naheliegedn · naheliegendd · naheliegennd
- naheliegenden ← anheliegenden · naehliegenden · naheilegenden · naheleigenden · nahelieegnden · naheliegednen · naheliegendden · naheliegendenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "naheliegend" for "naheliegenden" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "naheliegend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "naheliegenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #437,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "naheliegend" and "naheliegenden" 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 #437,967 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.