vielversprechendevsvielversprechendenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“vielversprechende” and “vielversprechenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,528
“vielversprechende” frequency rank
#44,342
“vielversprechenden” frequency rank
79870
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vielversprechende vielversprechenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielversprechend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vielversprechend

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set vielversprechende and vielversprechenden apart are highlighted. They share 17 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

17 ch
vielversprechende
18 ch
vielversprechenden

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. vielversprechende ([ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩də]) and vielversprechenden ([ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩dən]) 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) - “vielversprechende” sits inside “vielversprechenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79870, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vielversprechende is recorded at frequency rank #35,528, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩də]. vielversprechenden is at rank #44,342, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩dən].

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 79870, this pair ranks #207,295 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vielversprechende vs vielversprechenden

Shared letters: cdehilnprsv. Private to "vielversprechende": -. Private to "vielversprechenden": -.

"vielversprechende" · 17 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCCVCCV  ·  "vielversprechenden" · 18 letters · shape CVVCCVCCCCVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vielversprechendeivelversprechende · veilversprechende · vielevrsprechende · viellversprechende · vielverpsrechende · vielverrsprechende · vielversperchende · vielverspprechende
  • vielversprechendenivelversprechenden · veilversprechenden · vielevrsprechenden · viellversprechenden · vielverpsrechenden · vielverrsprechenden · vielversperchenden · vielverspprechenden

Frequency comparison

vielversprechende#35,528
vielversprechenden#44,342

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "vielversprechende" and "vielversprechenden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩də] versus [ˈfiːlfɛɐ̯ˌʃpʁɛçn̩dən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "vielversprechende" or "vielversprechenden"?
"vielversprechende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,528 in our German list, against #44,342 for "vielversprechenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list