Which to use
“gegebene” and “gegebenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,733
- “gegebene” frequency rank
- #11,433
- “gegebenen” frequency rank
- 34166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegebene | gegebenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegeben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegeben |
Where the eye mixes gegebene and gegebenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gegebene runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against gegebenen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gegebene with gegebenen
A purely visual mix-up. gegebene ([ɡəˈɡeːbənə]) and gegebenen ([ɡəˈɡeːbənən]) 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) - “gegebene” sits inside “gegebenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegebene is recorded at frequency rank #22,733, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡeːbənə]. gegebenen is at rank #11,433, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡeːbənən].
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 34166, this pair ranks #1,669,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegebene vs gegebenen
Shared letters: begn. Private to "gegebene": -. Private to "gegebenen": -.
"gegebene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "gegebenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gegebene" and "gegebenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gegebene" or "gegebenen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegebene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegebenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,669,615 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegebene" and "gegebenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegebene vs gegebenem". 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 #1,669,615 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.