Which to use
“weitgehend” and “weitgehenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,936
- “weitgehend” frequency rank
- #47,127
- “weitgehenden” frequency rank
- 50063
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitgehend | weitgehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | umfangreich in Zeit, Raum oder Bedeutung | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitgehend |
Where the eye mixes weitgehend and weitgehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. weitgehend runs 10 letters (CVVCCVCVCC) against weitgehenden's 12 (CVVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: weitgehend vs weitgehenden
A purely visual mix-up. weitgehend ([ˈvaɪ̯tɡeːənt]) and weitgehenden ([ˈvaɪ̯tɡeːəndn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “weitgehend” sits inside “weitgehenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50063, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitgehend is recorded at frequency rank #2,936, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɡeːənt]. weitgehenden is at rank #47,127, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɡeːəndn̩].
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 50063, this pair ranks #1,188,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of weitgehend vs weitgehenden
Shared letters: deghintw. Private to "weitgehend": -. Private to "weitgehenden": -.
"weitgehend" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCC · "weitgehenden" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- weitgehend ← ewitgehend · weigtehend · weiteghend · weitgeehnd · weitgehedn · weitgehendd · weitgehennd · weitgehhend
- weitgehenden ← ewitgehenden · weigtehenden · weiteghenden · weitgeehnden · weitgehednen · weitgehendden · weitgehendenn · weitgehendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "weitgehend" and "weitgehenden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "weitgehend" or "weitgehenden"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "weitgehend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "weitgehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,188,013 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitgehend" and "weitgehenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "weitergehenden vs weitgehenden". 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 #1,188,013 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.