Which to use
“gedenkt” and “gesenkt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,141
- “gedenkt” frequency rank
- #10,665
- “gesenkt” frequency rank
- 33806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedenkt | gesenkt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedenken | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs senken |
Where the eye mixes gedenkt and gesenkt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gedenkt and gesenkt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gedenkt and gesenkt
A purely visual mix-up. gedenkt ([ɡəˈdɛŋkt]) and gesenkt ([ɡəˈzɛŋkt]) 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 a single letter - d in “gedenkt” becomes s in “gesenkt”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedenkt is recorded at frequency rank #23,141, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈdɛŋkt]. gesenkt is at rank #10,665, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛŋkt].
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 33806, this pair ranks #1,677,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gedenkt vs gesenkt
Shared letters: egknt. Private to "gedenkt": d. Private to "gesenkt": s.
"gedenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gesenkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gedenkt" for "gesenkt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gedenkt" or "gesenkt"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gedenkt" and "gesenkt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedenkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesenkt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,677,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedenkt" and "gesenkt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedenkt vs geleakt". 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 #1,677,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.