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“gefundenen” and “gefundenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,436
- “gefundenen” frequency rank
- #45,958
- “gefundenes” frequency rank
- 62394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gefundenen | gefundenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefunden | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gefunden |
Where the eye mixes gefundenen and gefundenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gefundenen and gefundenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gefundenen vs gefundenes
A purely visual mix-up. gefundenen ([ɡəˈfʊndənən]) and gefundenes ([ɡəˈfʊndənəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “gefundenen” becomes s in “gefundenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gefundenen is recorded at frequency rank #16,436, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndənən]. gefundenes is at rank #45,958, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈfʊndənəs].
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 62394, this pair ranks #714,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gefundenen vs gefundenes
Shared letters: defgnu. Private to "gefundenen": -. Private to "gefundenes": s.
"gefundenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "gefundenes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gefundenen ← egfundenen · geffundenen · gefnudenen · gefudnenen · gefunddenen · gefundeenn · gefundenenn · gefundenne
- gefundenes ← egfundenes · geffundenes · gefnudenes · gefudnenes · gefunddenes · gefundeens · gefundeness · gefundennes
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gefundenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gefundenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #714,513 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gefundenen" and "gefundenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebundenen vs gefundenes". 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 #714,513 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.