Which to use
“gefragt” and “geprägte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,108
- “gefragt” frequency rank
- #17,591
- “geprägte” frequency rank
- 18699
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefragt | geprägte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gern gesehen, sehr geschätzt, erwünscht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt |
Where the eye mixes gefragt and geprägte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gefragt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against geprägte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gefragt vs geprägte
A purely visual mix-up. gefragt ([ɡəˈfʁaːkt]) and geprägte ([ɡəˈpʁɛːktə]) 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 18699, 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]. geprägte is at rank #17,591, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁɛːktə].
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 18699, this pair ranks #1,915,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefragt vs geprägte
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "gefragt": af. Private to "geprägte": pä.
"gefragt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "geprägte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefragt ← egfragt · gefargt · geffragt · gefraggt · gefragtt · gefratg · gefrgat · gefrragt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefragt" and "geprägte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gefragt" vs "geprägte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefragt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geprägte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,915,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefragt" and "geprägte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefragte vs geprägte". 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 #1,915,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.