NeugeborenenvsNeugeborenesWhich spelling fits?

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“Neugeborenen” and “Neugeborenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,012
“Neugeborenen” frequency rank
#49,925
“Neugeborenes” frequency rank
69937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Neugeborenen Neugeborenes
Definition Dativ Plural der starken Deklination des Substantivs Neugeborene geborenes Kind bis zu einem Alter von vier Wochen

Where the eye mixes Neugeborenen and Neugeborenes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. Neugeborenen and Neugeborenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

12 ch
Neugeborenen
12 ch
Neugeborenes

Visual trap between Neugeborenen and Neugeborenes

A purely visual mix-up. Neugeborenen ([ˈnɔɪ̯ɡəˌboːʁənən]) and Neugeborenes ([ˈnɔɪ̯ɡəˌboːʁənəs]) 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 “Neugeborenen” becomes s in “Neugeborenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Neugeborenen is recorded at frequency rank #20,012, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ɡəˌboːʁənən]. Neugeborenes is at rank #49,925, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈnɔɪ̯ɡəˌboːʁənəs].

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 69937, this pair ranks #461,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Neugeborenen vs Neugeborenes

Shared letters: begnoru. Private to "Neugeborenen": -. Private to "Neugeborenes": s.

"Neugeborenen" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVC  ·  "Neugeborenes" · 12 letters · shape CVVCVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Neugeborenen ← enugeborenen · negueborenen · neuegborenen · neugbeorenen · neugebborenen · neugeboernen · neugeboreenn · neugeborenenn
  • Neugeborenes ← enugeborenes · negueborenes · neuegborenes · neugbeorenes · neugebborenes · neugeboernes · neugeboreens · neugeboreness

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Neugeborenen" and "Neugeborenes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈnɔɪ̯ɡəˌboːʁənən] versus [ˈnɔɪ̯ɡəˌboːʁənəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Neugeborenen" or "Neugeborenes"?
"Neugeborenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,012 in our German list, against #49,925 for "Neugeborenes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Neugeborenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Neugeborenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #461,448 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Neugeborenen" and "Neugeborenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "neugeborene vs Neugeborenes". 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 #461,448 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list