geändertvsgeendetWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#1,968
“geändert” frequency rank
#25,142
“geendet” frequency rank
27110
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geändert geendet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ändern Partizip Perfekt des Verbs enden

Where the eye mixes geändert and geendet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geändert runs 8 letters (CVVCCVCC) against geendet's 7 (CVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
geändert
7 ch
geendet

Visual trap between geändert and geendet

A purely visual mix-up. geändert ([ɡəˈʔɛndɐt]) and geendet ([ɡəˈʔɛndət]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27110, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geändert is recorded at frequency rank #1,968, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʔɛndɐt]. geendet is at rank #25,142, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʔɛndət].

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 27110, this pair ranks #1,807,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geändert vs geendet

Shared letters: degnt. Private to "geändert": rä. Private to "geendet": -.

"geändert" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCVCC  ·  "geendet" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geendet ← egendet · geednet · geenddet · geendett · geendte · geenedt · geenndet · gendet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geändert" for "geendet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔɛndɐt] versus [ɡəˈʔɛndət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geändert" or "geendet" show up more?
"geändert" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,968 in our German list, against #25,142 for "geendet". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "geändert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geendet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,807,209 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geändert" and "geendet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geebnet vs geendet". 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 #1,807,209 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