Which to use
“gehaltene” and “gehaltenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,594
- “gehaltene” frequency rank
- #16,159
- “gehaltenen” frequency rank
- 36753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehaltene | gehaltenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehalten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehalten |
Where the eye mixes gehaltene and gehaltenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gehaltene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gehaltenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gehaltene vs gehaltenen
A purely visual mix-up. gehaltene ([ɡəˈhaltənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gehaltene” sits inside “gehaltenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36753, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gehaltene is recorded at frequency rank #20,594, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈhaltənə]. 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 36753, this pair ranks #1,607,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehaltene vs gehaltenen
Shared letters: aeghlnt. Private to "gehaltene": -. Private to "gehaltenen": -.
"gehaltene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gehaltenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehaltene ← eghaltene · geahltene · gehaletne · gehalltene · gehalteen · gehaltnee · gehalttene · gehatlene
- gehaltenen ← eghaltenen · geahltenen · gehaletnen · gehalltenen · gehalteenn · gehaltenenn · gehaltenne · gehaltennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gehaltene" and "gehaltenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gehaltene" vs "gehaltenen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gehaltene" 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 #1,607,529 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehaltene" and "gehaltenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehaltene vs gespaltene". 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 #1,607,529 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.