Which to use
“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.
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?
In ordinary German text, does "überzeugende" or "überzeugendes" show up more?
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.