Which to use
“gedruckte” and “gedruckten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,589
- “gedruckte” frequency rank
- #14,074
- “gedruckten” frequency rank
- 34663
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedruckte | gedruckten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedruckt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gedruckt |
Where the eye mixes gedruckte and gedruckten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gedruckte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against gedruckten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gedruckte with gedruckten
A purely visual mix-up. gedruckte ([ɡəˈdʁʊktə]) and gedruckten ([ɡəˈdʁʊktn̩]) 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) - “gedruckte” sits inside “gedruckten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34663, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedruckte is recorded at frequency rank #20,589, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈdʁʊktə]. 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 34663, this pair ranks #1,658,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gedruckte vs gedruckten
Shared letters: cdegkrtu. Private to "gedruckte": -. Private to "gedruckten": n.
"gedruckte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "gedruckten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gedruckte ← egdruckte · gderuckte · geddruckte · gedrcukte · gedrruckte · gedrucckte · gedrucket · gedruckkte
- gedruckten ← egdruckten · gderuckten · geddruckten · gedrcukten · gedrruckten · gedrucckten · gedrucketn · gedruckkten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gedruckte" and "gedruckten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gedruckte" vs "gedruckten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedruckte" 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 #1,658,148 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedruckte" and "gedruckten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedeckte vs gedruckte". 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 #1,658,148 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.