Which to use
“gedachten” and “gedrehten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,054
- “gedachten” frequency rank
- #49,700
- “gedrehten” frequency rank
- 81754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedachten | gedrehten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedacht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedreht |
Where the eye mixes gedachten and gedrehten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gedachten (CVCVCCCVC) and gedrehten (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses gedachten with gedrehten
A purely visual mix-up. gedachten ([ɡəˈdaxtn̩]) and gedrehten ([ɡəˈdʁeːtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedachten is recorded at frequency rank #32,054, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈdaxtn̩]. gedrehten is at rank #49,700, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈdʁeːtn̩].
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 81754, this pair ranks #169,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gedachten vs gedrehten
Shared letters: deghnt. Private to "gedachten": ac. Private to "gedrehten": r.
"gedachten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gedrehten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gedachten" and "gedrehten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gedachten" or "gedrehten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gedachten" and "gedrehten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedachten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gedrehten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #169,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedachten" and "gedrehten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geächtet vs gedachten". 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 #169,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.