Which to use
“vergessen” and “vergessene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #625
- “vergessen” frequency rank
- #19,751
- “vergessene” frequency rank
- 20376
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergessen | vergessene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in Moment/bestimmter Situation nicht daran gedacht, nicht daran erinnert | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergessen |
Where the eye mixes vergessen and vergessene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. vergessen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against vergessene's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vergessen vs vergessene
A purely visual mix-up. vergessen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩]) and vergessene ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsənə]) 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) - “vergessen” sits inside “vergessene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20376, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergessen is recorded at frequency rank #625, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsn̩]. vergessene is at rank #19,751, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsənə].
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 20376, this pair ranks #1,898,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of vergessen vs vergessene
Shared letters: egnrsv. Private to "vergessen": -. Private to "vergessene": -.
"vergessen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "vergessene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergessen ← evrgessen · vegressen · veregssen · vergesen · vergesesn · vergessenn · vergessne · vergeßen
- vergessene ← evrgessene · vegressene · veregssene · vergesene · vergesesne · vergesseen · vergessenne · vergessnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "vergessen" for "vergessene" ever safe?
Which is more common, "vergessen" or "vergessene"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergessen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergessene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,362 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergessen" and "vergessene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergessene vs vergossen". 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 #1,898,362 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.