weitergehendevsweitergehendenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,788
“weitergehende” frequency rank
#49,385
“weitergehenden” frequency rank
73173
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature weitergehende weitergehenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitergehend

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set weitergehende and weitergehenden apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

13 ch
weitergehende
14 ch
weitergehenden

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. weitergehende ([ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə]) and weitergehenden ([ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndn̩]) 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) - “weitergehende” sits inside “weitergehenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

weitergehende is recorded at frequency rank #23,788, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə]. weitergehenden is at rank #49,385, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndn̩].

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 73173, this pair ranks #367,729 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of weitergehende vs weitergehenden

Shared letters: deghinrtw. Private to "weitergehende": -. Private to "weitergehenden": -.

"weitergehende" · 13 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCVCCV  ·  "weitergehenden" · 14 letters · shape CVVCVCCVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • weitergehendeewitergehende · weietrgehende · weitegrehende · weitereghende · weitergeehnde · weitergehedne · weitergehendde · weitergehened
  • weitergehendenewitergehenden · weietrgehenden · weitegrehenden · weitereghenden · weitergeehnden · weitergehednen · weitergehendden · weitergehendenn

Frequency comparison

weitergehende#23,788
weitergehenden#49,385

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "weitergehende" and "weitergehenden" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndə] versus [ˈvaɪ̯tɐˌɡeːəndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "weitergehende" or "weitergehenden"?
"weitergehende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,788 in our German list, against #49,385 for "weitergehenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering weitergehende vs weitergehenden

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  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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