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“gefroren” and “gefrorenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,058
- “gefroren” frequency rank
- #39,372
- “gefrorenen” frequency rank
- 70430
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefroren | gefrorenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Kälteeinwirkung fest und hart geworden, aufgrund von Kälte erstarrt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefroren |
Where the eye mixes gefroren and gefrorenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gefroren runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against gefrorenen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gefroren vs gefrorenen
A purely visual mix-up. gefroren ([ɡəˈfʁoːʁən]) and gefrorenen ([ɡəˈfʁoːʁənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gefroren” sits inside “gefrorenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70430, 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]. gefrorenen is at rank #39,372, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁoːʁənən].
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 70430, this pair ranks #446,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gefroren vs gefrorenen
Shared letters: efgnor. Private to "gefroren": -. Private to "gefrorenen": -.
"gefroren" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "gefrorenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefroren ← egfroren · geffroren · geforren · gefroern · gefrorenn · gefrorne · gefrorren · gefrroen
- gefrorenen ← egfrorenen · geffrorenen · geforrenen · gefroernen · gefroreenn · gefrorenenn · gefrorenne · gefrorennen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "gefroren" vs "gefrorenen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "gefroren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefrorenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #446,614 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefroren" and "gefrorenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefahrenen 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 #446,614 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.