Which to use
“überragend” and “überragende” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,812
- “überragend” frequency rank
- #26,270
- “überragende” frequency rank
- 47082
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überragend | überragende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | besser als vergleichbare Sachen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überragend |
Where the eye mixes überragend and überragende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. überragend runs 10 letters (VCVCCVCVCC) against überragende's 11 (VCVCCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: überragend vs überragende
A purely visual mix-up. überragend ([ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩t]) and überragende ([ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩də]) 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) - “überragend” sits inside “überragende”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47082, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überragend is recorded at frequency rank #20,812, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩t]. überragende is at rank #26,270, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩də].
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 47082, this pair ranks #1,296,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of überragend vs überragende
Shared letters: abdegnrü. Private to "überragend": -. Private to "überragende": -.
"überragend" · 10 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCC · "überragende" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "überragend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überragende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,296,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überragend" and "überragende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überragende vs überragender". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,296,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.