Which to use
“weitgehende” and “weitgehenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,568
- “weitgehende” frequency rank
- #47,127
- “weitgehenden” frequency rank
- 74695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | weitgehende | weitgehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitgehend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs weitgehend |
Where the eye mixes weitgehende and weitgehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. weitgehende runs 11 letters (CVVCCVCVCCV) against weitgehenden's 12 (CVVCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: weitgehende vs weitgehenden
A purely visual mix-up. weitgehende ([ˈvaɪ̯tɡeːəndə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “weitgehende” sits inside “weitgehenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
weitgehende is recorded at frequency rank #27,568, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯tɡeːəndə]. 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 74695, this pair ranks #326,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of weitgehende vs weitgehenden
Shared letters: deghintw. Private to "weitgehende": -. Private to "weitgehenden": -.
"weitgehende" · 11 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCCV · "weitgehenden" · 12 letters · shape CVVCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- weitgehende ← ewitgehende · weigtehende · weiteghende · weitgeehnde · weitgehedne · weitgehendde · weitgehened · weitgehennde
- weitgehenden ← ewitgehenden · weigtehenden · weiteghenden · weitgeehnden · weitgehednen · weitgehendden · weitgehendenn · weitgehendne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "weitgehende" and "weitgehenden" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "weitgehende" or "weitgehenden" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "weitgehende" and "weitgehenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "weitgehende" 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 #326,732 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "weitgehende" 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 #326,732 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.