Which to use
“gegangene” and “gegangenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,915
- “gegangene” frequency rank
- #34,679
- “gegangenen” frequency rank
- 83594
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegangene | gegangenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegangen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegangen |
Where the eye mixes gegangene and gegangenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gegangene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gegangenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gegangene and gegangenen
A purely visual mix-up. gegangene ([ɡəˈɡaŋənə]) and gegangenen ([ɡəˈɡaŋənən]) 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) - “gegangene” sits inside “gegangenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83594, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegangene is recorded at frequency rank #48,915, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡaŋənə]. gegangenen is at rank #34,679, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡaŋənən].
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 83594, this pair ranks #137,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gegangene vs gegangenen
Shared letters: aegn. Private to "gegangene": -. Private to "gegangenen": -.
"gegangene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gegangenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gegangene ← eggangene · geagngene · gegagnene · geganegne · gegangeen · geganggene · gegangnee · geganngene
- gegangenen ← eggangenen · geagngenen · gegagnenen · geganegnen · gegangeenn · gegangenenn · gegangenne · gegangennen
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "gegangene" vs "gegangenen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gegangene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegangenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegangene" and "gegangenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegangene vs Gesängen". 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 #137,308 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.