Which to use
“gefälscht” and “gefälschten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,437
- “gefälscht” frequency rank
- #20,591
- “gefälschten” frequency rank
- 37028
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefälscht | gefälschten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | illegal nachgemacht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefälscht |
Where the eye mixes gefälscht and gefälschten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gefälscht runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCCC) against gefälschten's 11 (CVCVCCCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefälscht and gefälschten
A purely visual mix-up. gefälscht ([ɡəˈfɛlʃt]) and gefälschten ([ɡəˈfɛlʃtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gefälscht” sits inside “gefälschten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37028, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefälscht is recorded at frequency rank #16,437, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlʃt]. gefälschten is at rank #20,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛlʃtn̩].
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 37028, this pair ranks #1,600,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefälscht vs gefälschten
Shared letters: cefghlstä. Private to "gefälscht": -. Private to "gefälschten": n.
"gefälscht" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCCC · "gefälschten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefälscht" and "gefälschten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gefälscht" or "gefälschten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefälscht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefälschten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,600,638 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefälscht" and "gefälschten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefälscht vs gefischt". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,600,638 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.