Which to use
“gegossen” and “gesessen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,636
- “gegossen” frequency rank
- #9,205
- “gesessen” frequency rank
- 24841
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegossen | gesessen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gießen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sitzen |
Where the eye mixes gegossen and gesessen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gegossen and gesessen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gegossen and gesessen
A purely visual mix-up. gegossen ([ɡəˈɡɔsn̩]) and gesessen ([ɡəˈzɛsn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24841, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegossen is recorded at frequency rank #15,636, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡɔsn̩]. gesessen is at rank #9,205, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛsn̩].
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 24841, this pair ranks #1,841,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegossen vs gesessen
Shared letters: egns. Private to "gegossen": o. Private to "gesessen": -.
"gegossen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gesessen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gegossen" and "gesessen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gegossen" or "gesessen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegossen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesessen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,841,900 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegossen" and "gesessen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegolten vs gegossen". 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 #1,841,900 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.