Which to use
“gefressen” and “gegessen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,715
- “gefressen” frequency rank
- #3,122
- “gegessen” frequency rank
- 15837
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefressen | gegessen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs fressen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs essen |
Where the eye mixes gefressen and gegessen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefressen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gegessen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gefressen with gegessen
A purely visual mix-up. gefressen ([ɡəˈfʁɛsn̩]) and gegessen ([ɡəˈɡɛsn̩]) 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 15837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefressen is recorded at frequency rank #12,715, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁɛsn̩]. gegessen is at rank #3,122, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡɛsn̩].
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 15837, this pair ranks #1,940,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefressen vs gegessen
Shared letters: egns. Private to "gefressen": fr. Private to "gegessen": -.
"gefressen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gegessen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefressen" and "gegessen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gefressen" or "gegessen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gefressen" and "gegessen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefressen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegessen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,940,759 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefressen" and "gegessen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegessen vs gemessene". 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 #1,940,759 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.