sehenswertvssehenswertenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#12,584
“sehenswert” frequency rank
#39,014
“sehenswerten” frequency rank
51598
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sehenswert sehenswerten
Definition wert besichtigt oder angesehen zu werden Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs sehenswert

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set sehenswert and sehenswerten apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
sehenswert
12 ch
sehenswerten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. sehenswert ([ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯t]) and sehenswerten ([ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “sehenswert” sits inside “sehenswerten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51598, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sehenswert is recorded at frequency rank #12,584, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯t]. sehenswerten is at rank #39,014, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯tn̩].

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 51598, this pair ranks #1,129,341 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sehenswert vs sehenswerten

Shared letters: ehnrstw. Private to "sehenswert": -. Private to "sehenswerten": -.

"sehenswert" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC  ·  "sehenswerten" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sehenswerteshenswert · seehnswert · sehennswert · sehensewrt · sehensswert · sehenswerrt · sehenswertt · sehenswetr
  • sehenswerteneshenswerten · seehnswerten · sehennswerten · sehensewrten · sehensswerten · sehensweretn · sehenswerrten · sehenswertenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sehenswert" and "sehenswerten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯t] versus [ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯tn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "sehenswert" or "sehenswerten"?
"sehenswert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,584 in our German list, against #39,014 for "sehenswerten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list