Which to use
“vergessene” and “vergessenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,751
- “vergessene” frequency rank
- #25,809
- “vergessenen” frequency rank
- 45560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vergessene | vergessenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergessen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vergessen |
Where the eye mixes vergessene and vergessenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. vergessene runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against vergessenen's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between vergessene and vergessenen
A purely visual mix-up. vergessene ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsənə]) and vergessenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsənən]) 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) - “vergessene” sits inside “vergessenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vergessene is recorded at frequency rank #19,751, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsənə]. vergessenen is at rank #25,809, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈɡɛsənən].
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 45560, this pair ranks #1,348,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vergessene vs vergessenen
Shared letters: egnrsv. Private to "vergessene": -. Private to "vergessenen": -.
"vergessene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "vergessenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vergessene ← evrgessene · vegressene · veregssene · vergesene · vergesesne · vergesseen · vergessenne · vergessnee
- vergessenen ← evrgessenen · vegressenen · veregssenen · vergesenen · vergesesnen · vergesseenn · vergessenenn · vergessennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "vergessene" and "vergessenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "vergessene" or "vergessenen"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "vergessene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vergessenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,348,894 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vergessene" and "vergessenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vergebenen vs vergessenen". 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 #1,348,894 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.