Which to use
“verborgene” and “verborgenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,558
- “verborgene” frequency rank
- #18,113
- “verborgenen” frequency rank
- 42671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verborgene | verborgenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verborgen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verborgen |
Where the eye mixes verborgene and verborgenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses verborgene with verborgenen
A purely visual mix-up. verborgene ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənə]) and verborgenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənən]) 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) - “verborgene” sits inside “verborgenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verborgene is recorded at frequency rank #24,558, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənə]. verborgenen is at rank #18,113, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbɔʁɡənən].
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 42671, this pair ranks #1,442,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verborgene vs verborgenen
Shared letters: begnorv. Private to "verborgene": -. Private to "verborgenen": -.
"verborgene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "verborgenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verborgene ← evrborgene · vebrorgene · verbborgene · verbogrene · verboregne · verborgeen · verborggene · verborgnee
- verborgenen ← evrborgenen · vebrorgenen · verbborgenen · verbogrenen · verboregnen · verborgeenn · verborgenenn · verborgenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verborgene" for "verborgenen" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "verborgene" and "verborgenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verborgene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verborgenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,442,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verborgene" and "verborgenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verborgene vs verlogene". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,442,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.