Which to use
“festgestellt” is a verb and “festgestellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,592
- “festgestellt” frequency rank
- #36,324
- “festgestellten” frequency rank
- 38916
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | festgestellt | festgestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs feststellen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs festgestellt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set festgestellt and festgestellten apart are highlighted. They share 12 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: festgestellt is [ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛlt] while festgestellten is [ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “festgestellt” sits inside “festgestellten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38916, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
festgestellt is recorded at frequency rank #2,592, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛlt]. festgestellten is at rank #36,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfɛstɡəˌʃtɛltn̩].
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 38916, this pair ranks #1,551,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of festgestellt vs festgestellten
Shared letters: efglst. Private to "festgestellt": -. Private to "festgestellten": n.
"festgestellt" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCC · "festgestellten" · 14 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- festgestellt ← efstgestellt · fesgtestellt · fesstgestellt · festegstellt · festgesetllt · festgesstellt · festgestelltt · festgestelt
- festgestellten ← efstgestellten · fesgtestellten · fesstgestellten · festegstellten · festgesetllten · festgesstellten · festgestelletn · festgestelltenn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "festgestellt" and "festgestellten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "festgestellt" or "festgestellten"?
Remembering festgestellt vs festgestellten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “festgestellt”; for an adjective, it's “festgestellten”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “festgestellt” entry
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