zusammenhängendevszusammenhängendenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,805
“zusammenhängende” frequency rank
#25,416
“zusammenhängenden” frequency rank
49221
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature zusammenhängende zusammenhängenden
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zusammenhängend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zusammenhängend

Where the eye mixes zusammenhängende and zusammenhängenden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 16 letters in sequence. zusammenhängende runs 16 letters (CVCVCCVCCVCCVCCV) against zusammenhängenden's 17 (CVCVCCVCCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

16 ch
zusammenhängende
17 ch
zusammenhängenden

Look-alike desk: zusammenhängende vs zusammenhängenden

A purely visual mix-up. zusammenhängende ([t͡suˈzamənˌhɛŋəndə]) and zusammenhängenden ([t͡suˈzamənˌhɛŋəndn̩]) 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) - “zusammenhängende” sits inside “zusammenhängenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

zusammenhängende is recorded at frequency rank #23,805, classified as anadj, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənˌhɛŋəndə]. zusammenhängenden is at rank #25,416, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənˌhɛŋəndn̩].

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 49221, this pair ranks #1,219,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of zusammenhängende vs zusammenhängenden

Shared letters: adeghmnsuzä. Private to "zusammenhängende": -. Private to "zusammenhängenden": -.

"zusammenhängende" · 16 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCCVCCV  ·  "zusammenhängenden" · 17 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "zusammenhängende" for "zusammenhängenden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([t͡suˈzamənˌhɛŋəndə] versus [t͡suˈzamənˌhɛŋəndn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "zusammenhängende" or "zusammenhängenden"?
"zusammenhängende" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,805 in our German list, against #25,416 for "zusammenhängenden". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "zusammenhängende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "zusammenhängenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,219,509 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "zusammenhängende" and "zusammenhängenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "zusammenhängen vs zusammenhängende". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,219,509 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