Which to use
“vorkommende” and “vorkommenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,376
- “vorkommende” frequency rank
- #23,364
- “vorkommenden” frequency rank
- 53740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | vorkommende | vorkommenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorkommend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs vorkommend |
Where the eye mixes vorkommende and vorkommenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. vorkommende runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCCV) against vorkommenden's 12 (CVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: vorkommende vs vorkommenden
A purely visual mix-up. vorkommende ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔməndə]) and vorkommenden ([ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔməndn̩]) 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) - “vorkommende” sits inside “vorkommenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53740, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
vorkommende is recorded at frequency rank #30,376, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔməndə]. vorkommenden is at rank #23,364, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌkɔməndn̩].
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 53740, this pair ranks #1,046,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of vorkommende vs vorkommenden
Shared letters: dekmnorv. Private to "vorkommende": -. Private to "vorkommenden": -.
"vorkommende" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "vorkommenden" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- vorkommende ← ovrkommende · vokrommende · vorkkommende · vorkmomende · vorkomemnde · vorkomende · vorkommedne · vorkommendde
- vorkommenden ← ovrkommenden · vokrommenden · vorkkommenden · vorkmomenden · vorkomemnden · vorkomenden · vorkommednen · vorkommendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "vorkommende" and "vorkommenden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "vorkommende" or "vorkommenden" show up more?
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 "vorkommende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vorkommenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,046,147 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "vorkommende" and "vorkommenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vorkommen vs vorkommende". 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 #1,046,147 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.