gefragtervsgeprägtenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#43,202
“gefragter” frequency rank
#11,242
“geprägten” frequency rank
54444
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gefragter geprägten
Definition Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gefragt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt

Where the eye mixes gefragter and geprägten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gefragter and geprägten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
gefragter
9 ch
geprägten

Why the eye confuses gefragter with geprägten

A purely visual mix-up. gefragter ([ɡəˈfʁaːktɐ]) and geprägten ([ɡəˈpʁɛːktn̩]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54444, 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]. geprägten is at rank #11,242, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁɛːktn̩].

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 54444, this pair ranks #1,018,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gefragter vs geprägten

Shared letters: egrt. Private to "gefragter": af. Private to "geprägten": npä.

"gefragter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "geprägten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gefragteregfragter · gefargter · geffragter · gefragetr · gefraggter · gefragterr · gefragtre · gefragtter

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gefragter" for "geprägten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈfʁaːktɐ] versus [ɡəˈpʁɛːktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gefragter" or "geprägten" show up more?
"geprägten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,242 in our German list, against #43,202 for "gefragter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "gefragter" and "geprägten" 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 "geprägten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,018,636 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gefragter" and "geprägten" 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 #1,018,636 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