Which to use
“überragende” and “überragender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,270
- “überragende” frequency rank
- #43,671
- “überragender” frequency rank
- 69941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überragende | überragender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überragend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs überragend |
Where the eye mixes überragende and überragender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. überragende runs 11 letters (VCVCCVCVCCV) against überragender's 12 (VCVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between überragende and überragender
A purely visual mix-up. überragende ([ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩də]) and überragender ([ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩dɐ]) 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) - “überragende” sits inside “überragender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überragende is recorded at frequency rank #26,270, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩də]. überragender is at rank #43,671, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˌyːbɐˈʁaːɡn̩dɐ].
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 69941, this pair ranks #461,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of überragende vs überragender
Shared letters: abdegnrü. Private to "überragende": -. Private to "überragender": -.
"überragende" · 11 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCV · "überragender" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "überragende" and "überragender" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "überragende" or "überragender" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "überragende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überragender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #461,324 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überragende" and "überragender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überragenden vs überragender". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #461,324 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.