Which to use
“gefroren” and “gefrorene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,058
- “gefroren” frequency rank
- #44,633
- “gefrorene” frequency rank
- 75691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefroren | gefrorene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Kälteeinwirkung fest und hart geworden, aufgrund von Kälte erstarrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefroren |
Where the eye mixes gefroren and gefrorene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefroren runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against gefrorene's 9 (CVCCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefroren and gefrorene
A purely visual mix-up. gefroren ([ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]) and gefrorene ([ɡəˈfʁoːʁənə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gefroren” sits inside “gefrorene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75691, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefroren is recorded at frequency rank #31,058, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]. gefrorene is at rank #44,633, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁoːʁənə].
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 75691, this pair ranks #301,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gefroren vs gefrorene
Shared letters: efgnor. Private to "gefroren": -. Private to "gefrorene": -.
"gefroren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "gefrorene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gefroren" and "gefrorene" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gefroren" or "gefrorene"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gefroren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefrorene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #301,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefroren" and "gefrorene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefrorene vs gefrorenen". 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 #301,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.