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Which to use

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

#45,673
“vorgenommene” frequency rank
#44,347
“vorgenommenen” frequency rank
90020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vorgenommene vorgenommenen
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgenommen Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorgenommen

Where the eye mixes vorgenommene and vorgenommenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. vorgenommene runs 12 letters (CVCCVCVCCVCV) against vorgenommenen's 13 (CVCCVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

12 ch
vorgenommene
13 ch
vorgenommenen

Why the eye confuses vorgenommene with vorgenommenen

A purely visual mix-up. vorgenommene ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmənə]) and vorgenommenen ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmənən]) 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) - “vorgenommene” sits inside “vorgenommenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vorgenommene is recorded at frequency rank #45,673, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmənə]. vorgenommenen is at rank #44,347, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmənən].

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 90020, this pair ranks #51,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of vorgenommene vs vorgenommenen

Shared letters: egmnorv. Private to "vorgenommene": -. Private to "vorgenommenen": -.

"vorgenommene" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCV  ·  "vorgenommenen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vorgenommene ← ovrgenommene · vogrenommene · voregnommene · vorgenmomene · vorgennommene · vorgenomemne · vorgenomene · vorgenommeen
  • vorgenommenen ← ovrgenommenen · vogrenommenen · voregnommenen · vorgenmomenen · vorgennommenen · vorgenomemnen · vorgenomenen · vorgenommeenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vorgenommene" for "vorgenommenen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmənə] versus [ˈfoːɐ̯ɡəˌnɔmənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vorgenommene" vs "vorgenommenen" - which ranks higher?
"vorgenommenen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,347 in our German list, against #45,673 for "vorgenommene". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vorgenommene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vorgenommenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,235 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vorgenommene" and "vorgenommenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorgekommen vs vorgenommene". 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 #51,235 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list