Which to use
“gefallene” and “gehaltene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,590
- “gefallene” frequency rank
- #20,594
- “gehaltene” frequency rank
- 50184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefallene | gehaltene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefallen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehalten |
Where the eye mixes gefallene and gehaltene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefallene and gehaltene follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gefallene vs gehaltene
A purely visual mix-up. gefallene ([ɡəˈfalənə]) and gehaltene ([ɡəˈhaltənə]) 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 50184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefallene is recorded at frequency rank #29,590, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfalənə]. gehaltene is at rank #20,594, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaltənə].
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 50184, this pair ranks #1,183,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefallene vs gehaltene
Shared letters: aegln. Private to "gefallene": f. Private to "gehaltene": ht.
"gefallene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gehaltene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefallene" and "gehaltene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gefallene" or "gehaltene"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefallene" and "gehaltene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefallene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehaltene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,183,410 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefallene" and "gehaltene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehaltene vs gespaltene". 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 #1,183,410 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.