Which to use
“gefärbten” and “geformten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,568
- “gefärbten” frequency rank
- #34,118
- “geformten” frequency rank
- 64686
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefärbten | geformten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefärbt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geformt |
Where the eye mixes gefärbten and geformten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefärbten and geformten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gefärbten vs geformten
A purely visual mix-up. gefärbten ([ɡəˈfɛʁptn̩]) and geformten ([ɡəˈfɔʁmtn̩]) 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 64686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefärbten is recorded at frequency rank #30,568, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfɛʁptn̩]. geformten is at rank #34,118, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfɔʁmtn̩].
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 64686, this pair ranks #632,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefärbten vs geformten
Shared letters: efgnrt. Private to "gefärbten": bä. Private to "geformten": mo.
"gefärbten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "geformten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geformten ← egformten · gefformten · gefomrten · geformetn · geformmten · geformtenn · geformtne · geformtten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefärbten" and "geformten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefärbten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geformten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #632,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefärbten" and "geformten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefärbten vs geparkten". 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 #632,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.