Which to use
“gefunden” is a verb and “gehenden” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #443
- “gefunden” frequency rank
- #30,077
- “gehenden” frequency rank
- 30520
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefunden | gehenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs finden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehend |
Where the eye mixes gefunden and gehenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gefunden and gehenden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefunden is [ɡəˈfʊndn̩] while gehenden is [ˈɡeːəndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30520, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefunden is recorded at frequency rank #443, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndn̩]. gehenden is at rank #30,077, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡeːəndn̩].
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 30520, this pair ranks #1,746,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefunden vs gehenden
Shared letters: degn. Private to "gefunden": fu. Private to "gehenden": h.
"gefunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gehenden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gefunden" for "gehenden" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gefunden" or "gehenden" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gefunden" and "gehenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,746,218 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefunden" and "gehenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehenden vs Gemünden". 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 #1,746,218 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.