Which to use
“überraschend” and “überraschendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,499
- “überraschend” frequency rank
- #40,987
- “überraschendes” frequency rank
- 44486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überraschend | überraschendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden unerwartet, unvorbereitet treffend oder in Erstaunen setzend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überraschend |
Where the eye mixes überraschend and überraschendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. überraschend runs 12 letters (VCVCCVCCCVCC) against überraschendes's 14 (VCVCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: überraschend vs überraschendes
A purely visual mix-up. überraschend ([yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t]) and überraschendes ([yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩dəs]) 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) - “überraschend” sits inside “überraschendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überraschend is recorded at frequency rank #3,499, classified as anadj, pronounced [yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩t]. überraschendes is at rank #40,987, tagged as anadj, pronounced [yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩dəs].
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 44486, this pair ranks #1,384,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of überraschend vs überraschendes
Shared letters: abcdehnrsü. Private to "überraschend": -. Private to "überraschendes": -.
"überraschend" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVCC · "überraschendes" · 14 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "überraschend" and "überraschendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "überraschend" vs "überraschendes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "überraschend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überraschendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,384,677 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überraschend" and "überraschendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überraschender vs überraschendes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,384,677 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.