Which to use
“gefassten” and “gelassen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,055
- “gefassten” frequency rank
- #2,203
- “gelassen” frequency rank
- 34258
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefassten | gelassen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefasst | ruhig – meist trotz nervöser Atmosphäre; nicht beeindruckt |
Where the eye mixes gefassten and gelassen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefassten runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gelassen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefassten and gelassen
A purely visual mix-up. gefassten ([ɡəˈfastn̩]) and gelassen ([ɡəˈlasn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefassten is recorded at frequency rank #32,055, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfastn̩]. gelassen is at rank #2,203, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlasn̩].
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 34258, this pair ranks #1,667,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefassten vs gelassen
Shared letters: aegns. Private to "gefassten": ft. Private to "gelassen": l.
"gefassten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gelassen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefassten" and "gelassen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gefassten" vs "gelassen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefassten" and "gelassen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefassten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelassen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,667,439 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefassten" and "gelassen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefasste vs gefassten". 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 #1,667,439 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.