gefragtvsgefragterConfusable pair

Which to use

“gefragt” and “gefragter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#1,108
“gefragt” frequency rank
#43,202
“gefragter” frequency rank
44310
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gefragt gefragter
Definition gern gesehen, sehr geschätzt, erwünscht Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefragt

Where the eye mixes gefragt and gefragter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefragt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against gefragter's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
gefragt
9 ch
gefragter

Visual trap between gefragt and gefragter

A purely visual mix-up. gefragt ([ɡəˈfʁaːkt]) and gefragter ([ɡəˈfʁaːktɐ]) 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) - “gefragt” sits inside “gefragter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44310, 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]. gefragter is at rank #43,202, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁaːktɐ].

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 44310, this pair ranks #1,390,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gefragt vs gefragter

Shared letters: aefgrt. Private to "gefragt": -. Private to "gefragter": -.

"gefragt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "gefragter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gefragtegfragt · gefargt · geffragt · gefraggt · gefragtt · gefratg · gefrgat · gefrragt
  • gefragteregfragter · gefargter · geffragter · gefragetr · gefraggter · gefragterr · gefragtre · gefragtter

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gefragt" and "gefragter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfʁaːkt] versus [ɡəˈfʁaːktɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gefragt" vs "gefragter" - which ranks higher?
"gefragt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,108 in our German list, against #43,202 for "gefragter". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gefragt" and "gefragter" 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 "gefragter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,390,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gefragt" and "gefragter" 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 #1,390,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list