Which to use
“gefundene” is an adjective and “gesunden” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,001
- “gefundene” frequency rank
- #5,491
- “gesunden” frequency rank
- 22492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefundene | gesunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefunden | nach einer Krankheit wieder gesund werden |
Where the eye mixes gefundene and gesunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gefundene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gesunden's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gefundene and gesunden
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gefundene is [ɡəˈfʊndənə] while gesunden is [ɡəˈzʊndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefundene is recorded at frequency rank #17,001, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndənə]. gesunden is at rank #5,491, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊndn̩].
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 22492, this pair ranks #1,873,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gefundene vs gesunden
Shared letters: degnu. Private to "gefundene": f. Private to "gesunden": s.
"gefundene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gesunden" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gefundene" and "gesunden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gefundene" vs "gesunden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gefundene" and "gesunden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gefundene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,873,498 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefundene" and "gesunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefundene 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 #1,873,498 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.