Which to use
“gefrorene” and “gefrorenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,633
- “gefrorene” frequency rank
- #39,372
- “gefrorenen” frequency rank
- 84005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefrorene | gefrorenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefroren | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefroren |
Where the eye mixes gefrorene and gefrorenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gefrorene runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against gefrorenen's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefrorene and gefrorenen
A purely visual mix-up. gefrorene ([ɡəˈfʁoːʁənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gefrorene” sits inside “gefrorenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefrorene is recorded at frequency rank #44,633, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʁoːʁənə]. 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 84005, this pair ranks #130,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gefrorene vs gefrorenen
Shared letters: efgnor. Private to "gefrorene": -. Private to "gefrorenen": -.
"gefrorene" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "gefrorenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefrorene ← egfrorene · geffrorene · geforrene · gefroerne · gefroreen · gefrornee · gefrorrene · gefrroene
- gefrorenen ← egfrorenen · geffrorenen · geforrenen · gefroernen · gefroreenn · gefrorenenn · gefrorenne · gefrorennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefrorene" for "gefrorenen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gefrorene" or "gefrorenen" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefrorene" 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 #130,629 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefrorene" 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 #130,629 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.