Which to use
“gedruckt” is a verb and “gedruckten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,177
- “gedruckt” frequency rank
- #14,074
- “gedruckten” frequency rank
- 21251
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedruckt | gedruckten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs drucken | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedruckt |
Where the eye mixes gedruckt and gedruckten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gedruckt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against gedruckten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gedruckt and gedruckten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gedruckt is [ɡəˈdʁʊkt] while gedruckten is [ɡəˈdʁʊktn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gedruckt” sits inside “gedruckten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21251, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedruckt is recorded at frequency rank #7,177, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈdʁʊkt]. gedruckten is at rank #14,074, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈdʁʊktn̩].
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 21251, this pair ranks #1,888,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gedruckt vs gedruckten
Shared letters: cdegkrtu. Private to "gedruckt": -. Private to "gedruckten": n.
"gedruckt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gedruckten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gedruckt ← egdruckt · gderuckt · geddruckt · gedrcukt · gedrruckt · gedrucckt · gedruckkt · gedrucktt
- gedruckten ← egdruckten · gderuckten · geddruckten · gedrcukten · gedrruckten · gedrucckten · gedrucketn · gedruckkten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gedruckt" and "gedruckten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gedruckt" vs "gedruckten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gedruckt" and "gedruckten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedruckt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gedruckten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,888,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedruckt" and "gedruckten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedruckt vs gespuckt". 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 #1,888,506 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.