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“überraschende” and “überraschender” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,802
- “überraschende” frequency rank
- #33,937
- “überraschender” frequency rank
- 49739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | überraschende | überraschender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs überraschend | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überraschend |
Where the eye mixes überraschende and überraschender
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. überraschende runs 13 letters (VCVCCVCCCVCCV) against überraschender's 14 (VCVCCVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: überraschende vs überraschender
A purely visual mix-up. überraschende ([yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩də]) and überraschender ([yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩dɐ]) 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) - “überraschende” sits inside “überraschender”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49739, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
überraschende is recorded at frequency rank #15,802, classified as anadj, pronounced [yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩də]. überraschender is at rank #33,937, tagged as anadj, pronounced [yːbɐˈʁaʃn̩dɐ].
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 49739, this pair ranks #1,200,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of überraschende vs überraschender
Shared letters: abcdehnrsü. Private to "überraschende": -. Private to "überraschender": -.
"überraschende" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVCCV · "überraschender" · 14 letters · shape VCVCCVCCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "überraschende" for "überraschender" ever safe?
Which is more common, "überraschende" or "überraschender"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "überraschende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "überraschender" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,200,120 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "überraschende" and "überraschender" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überraschender vs überraschendes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,200,120 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.