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

#20,437
“transparente” frequency rank
#25,795
“transparenten” frequency rank
46232
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transparente transparenten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs transparent Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs transparent

Where the eye mixes transparente and transparenten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence.

12 ch
transparente
13 ch
transparenten

Why the eye confuses transparente with transparenten

A purely visual mix-up. transparente ([ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛntə]) and transparenten ([ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛntn̩]) 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) - “transparente” sits inside “transparenten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transparente is recorded at frequency rank #20,437, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛntə]. transparenten is at rank #25,795, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛntn̩].

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 46232, this pair ranks #1,326,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of transparente vs transparenten

Shared letters: aenprst. Private to "transparente": -. Private to "transparenten": -.

"transparente" · 12 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCCV  ·  "transparenten" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transparentertansparente · tarnsparente · trannsparente · tranpsarente · transaprente · transpaernte · transparenet · transparennte
  • transparentenrtansparenten · tarnsparenten · trannsparenten · tranpsarenten · transaprenten · transpaernten · transparenetn · transparennten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "transparente" and "transparenten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛntə] versus [ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛntn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "transparente" or "transparenten" show up more?
"transparente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,437 in our German list, against #25,795 for "transparenten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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  • Full dictionary entry for "transparente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transparenten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,326,155 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transparente" and "transparenten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transparenten vs transparenter". 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 #1,326,155 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