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

#21,501
“überzeugende” frequency rank
#47,903
“überzeugendes” frequency rank
69404
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature überzeugende überzeugendes
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überzeugend Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs überzeugend

Where the eye mixes überzeugende and überzeugendes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. überzeugende runs 12 letters (VCVCCVVCVCCV) against überzeugendes's 13 (VCVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
überzeugende
13 ch
überzeugendes

Look-alike desk: überzeugende vs überzeugendes

A purely visual mix-up. überzeugende ([yːbɐˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩də]) and überzeugendes ([yːbɐˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩dəs]) 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) - “überzeugende” sits inside “überzeugendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69404, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

überzeugende is recorded at frequency rank #21,501, classified as anadj, pronounced [yːbɐˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩də]. überzeugendes is at rank #47,903, tagged as anadj, pronounced [yːbɐˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩dəs].

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 69404, this pair ranks #477,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of überzeugende vs überzeugendes

Shared letters: bdegnruzü. Private to "überzeugende": -. Private to "überzeugendes": s.

"überzeugende" · 12 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVCCV  ·  "überzeugendes" · 13 letters · shape VCVCCVVCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "überzeugende" and "überzeugendes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([yːbɐˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩də] versus [yːbɐˈt͡sɔɪ̯ɡn̩dəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "überzeugende" or "überzeugendes" show up more?
"überzeugende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,501 in our German list, against #47,903 for "überzeugendes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "überzeugende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "überzeugendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #477,687 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "überzeugende" and "überzeugendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "überzeugender vs überzeugendes". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #477,687 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