Which to use
“gefragte” and “geprägte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,900
- “gefragte” frequency rank
- #17,591
- “geprägte” frequency rank
- 61491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefragte | geprägte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefragt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt |
Where the eye mixes gefragte and geprägte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefragte and geprägte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gefragte and geprägte
A purely visual mix-up. gefragte ([ɡəˈfʁaːktə]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61491, 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]. 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 61491, this pair ranks #747,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefragte vs geprägte
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "gefragte": af. Private to "geprägte": pä.
"gefragte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "geprägte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefragte ← egfragte · gefargte · geffragte · gefraget · gefraggte · gefragtte · gefratge · gefrgate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefragte" for "geprägte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gefragte" vs "geprägte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefragte" 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 #747,790 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefragte" and "geprägte" 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 #747,790 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.