Which to use
“gefragt” is an adjective and “geklagt” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,108
- “gefragt” frequency rank
- #19,233
- “geklagt” frequency rank
- 20341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefragt | geklagt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gern gesehen, sehr geschätzt, erwünscht | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs klagen |
Where the eye mixes gefragt and geklagt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gefragt and geklagt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gefragt vs geklagt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefragt is [ɡəˈfʁaːkt] while geklagt is [ɡəˈklaːkt]. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20341, 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]. geklagt is at rank #19,233, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈklaːkt].
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 20341, this pair ranks #1,898,739 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefragt vs geklagt
Shared letters: aegt. Private to "gefragt": fr. Private to "geklagt": kl.
"gefragt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "geklagt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefragt" and "geklagt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gefragt" vs "geklagt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gefragt" and "geklagt" 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 "geklagt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,898,739 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefragt" and "geklagt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geklagt vs geplagt". 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 #1,898,739 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.