Which to use
“gefragt” and “gefragte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,108
- “gefragt” frequency rank
- #43,900
- “gefragte” frequency rank
- 45008
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefragt | gefragte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gern gesehen, sehr geschätzt, erwünscht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefragt |
Where the eye mixes gefragt and gefragte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefragt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against gefragte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gefragt with gefragte
A purely visual mix-up. gefragt ([ɡəˈfʁaːkt]) and gefragte ([ɡəˈfʁaːktə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gefragt” sits inside “gefragte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45008, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefragt is recorded at frequency rank #1,108, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁaːkt]. gefragte is at rank #43,900, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁaːktə].
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 45008, this pair ranks #1,367,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefragt vs gefragte
Shared letters: aefgrt. Private to "gefragt": -. Private to "gefragte": -.
"gefragt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "gefragte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefragt" for "gefragte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefragt" vs "gefragte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefragt" and "gefragte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefragt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefragte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,367,499 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefragt" and "gefragte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefragte vs gefragter". 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 #1,367,499 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.