Which to use
“Gefangene” is a noun and “gefundene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,028
- “Gefangene” frequency rank
- #17,001
- “gefundene” frequency rank
- 26029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gefangene | gefundene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | weibliche Person, die gefangen ist, sich also nicht frei bewegen kann | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefunden |
Where the eye mixes Gefangene and gefundene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gefangene vs gefundene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gefangene is [ɡəˈfaŋənə] while gefundene is [ɡəˈfʊndənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26029, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gefangene is recorded at frequency rank #9,028, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈfaŋənə]. gefundene is at rank #17,001, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndənə].
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 26029, this pair ranks #1,824,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gefangene vs gefundene
Shared letters: efgn. Private to "Gefangene": a. Private to "gefundene": du.
"Gefangene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gefundene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gefangene" and "gefundene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gefangene" vs "gefundene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gefangene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefundene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,824,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gefangene" and "gefundene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefundene vs Gemünden". 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 #1,824,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.