gefragtevsgeprägtConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#43,900
“gefragte” frequency rank
#3,253
“geprägt” frequency rank
47153
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gefragte geprägt
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefragt mit einer Abbildung/einem Symbol/Schriftzeichen durch Einpressung/unter Anwendung von Druck hergestellt

Where the eye mixes gefragte and geprägt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gefragte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against geprägt's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gefragte
7 ch
geprägt

Visual trap between gefragte and geprägt

A purely visual mix-up. gefragte ([ɡəˈfʁaːktə]) and geprägt ([ɡəˈpʁɛːkt]) 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 47153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gefragte is recorded at frequency rank #43,900, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁaːktə]. geprägt is at rank #3,253, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁɛːkt].

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 47153, this pair ranks #1,294,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gefragte vs geprägt

Shared letters: egrt. Private to "gefragte": af. Private to "geprägt": .

"gefragte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "geprägt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gefragteegfragte · gefargte · geffragte · gefraget · gefraggte · gefragtte · gefratge · gefrgate

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gefragte" and "geprägt" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfʁaːktə] versus [ɡəˈpʁɛːkt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gefragte" or "geprägt" show up more?
"geprägt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,253 in our German list, against #43,900 for "gefragte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gefragte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geprägt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,294,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gefragte" and "geprägt" 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 #1,294,345 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