Which to use
“schwerwiegend” and “schwerwiegender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,456
- “schwerwiegend” frequency rank
- #43,480
- “schwerwiegender” frequency rank
- 84936
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | schwerwiegend | schwerwiegender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit weitreichenden, meist negativen Auswirkungen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs schwerwiegend |
Where the eye mixes schwerwiegend and schwerwiegender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. schwerwiegend runs 13 letters (CCCCVCCVVCVCC) against schwerwiegender's 15 (CCCCVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between schwerwiegend and schwerwiegender
A purely visual mix-up. schwerwiegend ([ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩t]) and schwerwiegender ([ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩dɐ]) 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) - “schwerwiegend” sits inside “schwerwiegender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84936, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
schwerwiegend is recorded at frequency rank #41,456, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩t]. schwerwiegender is at rank #43,480, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʃveːɐ̯ˌviːɡn̩dɐ].
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 84936, this pair ranks #115,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of schwerwiegend vs schwerwiegender
Shared letters: cdeghinrsw. Private to "schwerwiegend": -. Private to "schwerwiegender": -.
"schwerwiegend" · 13 letters · shape CCCCVCCVVCVCC · "schwerwiegender" · 15 letters · shape CCCCVCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- schwerwiegend ← cshwerwiegend · scchwerwiegend · schewrwiegend · schhwerwiegend · schweriwegend · schwerrwiegend · schwerweigend · schwerwieegnd
- schwerwiegender ← cshwerwiegender · scchwerwiegender · schewrwiegender · schhwerwiegender · schweriwegender · schwerrwiegender · schwerweigender · schwerwieegnder
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "schwerwiegend" and "schwerwiegender" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "schwerwiegend" vs "schwerwiegender" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "schwerwiegend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "schwerwiegender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #115,920 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "schwerwiegend" and "schwerwiegender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "schwerwiegenden vs schwerwiegender". 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 #115,920 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.