denkmalgeschütztevsdenkmalgeschütztenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#43,806
“denkmalgeschützte” frequency rank
#33,525
“denkmalgeschützten” frequency rank
77331
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature denkmalgeschützte denkmalgeschützten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs denkmalgeschützt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs denkmalgeschützt

Where the eye mixes denkmalgeschützte and denkmalgeschützten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 17 letters in sequence.

17 ch
denkmalgeschützte
18 ch
denkmalgeschützten

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. denkmalgeschützte ([ˈdɛŋkmaːlɡəˌʃʏt͡stə]) and denkmalgeschützten ([ˈdɛŋkmaːlɡəˌʃʏt͡stn̩]) 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) - “denkmalgeschützte” sits inside “denkmalgeschützten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

denkmalgeschützte is recorded at frequency rank #43,806, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɛŋkmaːlɡəˌʃʏt͡stə]. denkmalgeschützten is at rank #33,525, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈdɛŋkmaːlɡəˌʃʏt͡stn̩].

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 77331, this pair ranks #263,211 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of denkmalgeschützte vs denkmalgeschützten

Shared letters: acdeghklmnstzü. Private to "denkmalgeschützte": -. Private to "denkmalgeschützten": -.

"denkmalgeschützte" · 17 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCCVCCCV  ·  "denkmalgeschützten" · 18 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCCVCCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "denkmalgeschützte" and "denkmalgeschützten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈdɛŋkmaːlɡəˌʃʏt͡stə] versus [ˈdɛŋkmaːlɡəˌʃʏt͡stn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "denkmalgeschützte" or "denkmalgeschützten"?
"denkmalgeschützten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #33,525 in our German list, against #43,806 for "denkmalgeschützte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list