Which to use
“vergangene” and “vergangenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,194
- “vergangene” frequency rank
- #1,831
- “vergangenen” frequency rank
- 12025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergangene | vergangenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergangen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs vergangen |
Where the eye mixes vergangene and vergangenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vergangene runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against vergangenen's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses vergangene with vergangenen
A purely visual mix-up. vergangene ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənə]) and vergangenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənən]) 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) - “vergangene” sits inside “vergangenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12025, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergangene is recorded at frequency rank #10,194, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənə]. vergangenen is at rank #1,831, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənən].
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 12025, this pair ranks #1,966,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergangene vs vergangenen
Shared letters: aegnrv. Private to "vergangene": -. Private to "vergangenen": -.
"vergangene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "vergangenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergangene ← evrgangene · vegrangene · veragngene · vergagnene · verganegne · vergangeen · verganggene · vergangnee
- vergangenen ← evrgangenen · vegrangenen · veragngenen · vergagnenen · verganegnen · vergangeenn · vergangenenn · vergangenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergangene" and "vergangenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "vergangene" vs "vergangenen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergangene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergangenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,966,606 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergangene" and "vergangenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verfangen vs vergangene". 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 #1,966,606 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.