Which to use
“gefragter” and “geprägte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,202
- “gefragter” frequency rank
- #17,591
- “geprägte” frequency rank
- 60793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefragter | geprägte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefragt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt |
Where the eye mixes gefragter and geprägte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefragter runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against geprägte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefragter and geprägte
A purely visual mix-up. gefragter ([ɡəˈfʁaːktɐ]) 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 60793, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefragter is recorded at frequency rank #43,202, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁaːktɐ]. 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 60793, this pair ranks #773,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefragter vs geprägte
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "gefragter": af. Private to "geprägte": pä.
"gefragter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "geprägte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefragter ← egfragter · gefargter · geffragter · gefragetr · gefraggter · gefragterr · gefragtre · gefragtter
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefragter" and "geprägte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gefragter" or "geprägte"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gefragter" and "geprägte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefragter" 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 #773,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefragter" 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 #773,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.