Which to use
“geballte” and “geballten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,062
- “geballte” frequency rank
- #49,696
- “geballten” frequency rank
- 82758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geballte | geballten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geballt |
Where the eye mixes geballte and geballten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geballte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against geballten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geballte vs geballten
A purely visual mix-up. geballte ([ɡəˈbaltə]) and geballten ([ɡəˈbaltn̩]) 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) - “geballte” sits inside “geballten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geballte is recorded at frequency rank #33,062, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaltə]. geballten is at rank #49,696, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbaltn̩].
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 82758, this pair ranks #151,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geballte vs geballten
Shared letters: abeglt. Private to "geballte": -. Private to "geballten": n.
"geballte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "geballten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geballte" and "geballten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "geballte" or "geballten"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "geballte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geballten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geballte" and "geballten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geballten vs gewollten". 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 #151,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.