Which to use
“vergangenen” and “vergangenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,831
- “vergangenen” frequency rank
- #26,665
- “vergangenes” frequency rank
- 28496
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergangenen | vergangenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs vergangen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergangen |
Where the eye mixes vergangenen and vergangenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vergangenen and vergangenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: vergangenen vs vergangenes
A purely visual mix-up. vergangenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənən]) and vergangenes ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “vergangenen” becomes s in “vergangenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28496, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergangenen is recorded at frequency rank #1,831, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənən]. vergangenes is at rank #26,665, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡaŋənəs].
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 28496, this pair ranks #1,783,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergangenen vs vergangenes
Shared letters: aegnrv. Private to "vergangenen": -. Private to "vergangenes": s.
"vergangenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "vergangenes" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergangenen ← evrgangenen · vegrangenen · veragngenen · vergagnenen · verganegnen · vergangeenn · vergangenenn · vergangenne
- vergangenes ← evrgangenes · vegrangenes · veragngenes · vergagnenes · verganegnes · vergangeens · vergangeness · vergangennes
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergangenen" and "vergangenes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "vergangenen" or "vergangenes" 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 "vergangenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergangenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,783,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergangenen" and "vergangenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergangener vs vergangenes". 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 #1,783,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.