Which to use
“gehalten” and “gehaltenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,419
- “gehalten” frequency rank
- #16,159
- “gehaltenen” frequency rank
- 17578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehalten | gehaltenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | maßvoll, beherrscht | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehalten |
Where the eye mixes gehalten and gehaltenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gehalten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gehaltenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gehalten and gehaltenen
A purely visual mix-up. gehalten ([ɡəˈhaltn̩]) and gehaltenen ([ɡəˈhaltənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gehalten” sits inside “gehaltenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehalten is recorded at frequency rank #1,419, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaltn̩]. gehaltenen is at rank #16,159, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaltənən].
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 17578, this pair ranks #1,926,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehalten vs gehaltenen
Shared letters: aeghlnt. Private to "gehalten": -. Private to "gehaltenen": -.
"gehalten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gehaltenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehalten ← eghalten · geahlten · gehaletn · gehallten · gehaltenn · gehaltne · gehaltten · gehatlen
- gehaltenen ← eghaltenen · geahltenen · gehaletnen · gehalltenen · gehalteenn · gehaltenenn · gehaltenne · gehaltennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gehalten" and "gehaltenen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gehalten" vs "gehaltenen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gehalten" and "gehaltenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehalten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gehaltenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,926,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehalten" and "gehaltenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehaltenen vs Gehältern". 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 #1,926,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.