Which to use
“gehaltene” is an adjective and “Gehälter” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,594
- “gehaltene” frequency rank
- #13,146
- “Gehälter” frequency rank
- 33740
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehaltene | Gehälter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehalten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gehalt |
Where the eye mixes gehaltene and Gehälter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gehaltene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against Gehälter's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gehaltene and Gehälter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gehaltene is [ɡəˈhaltənə] while Gehälter is [ɡəˈhɛltɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33740, 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]. Gehälter is at rank #13,146, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈhɛltɐ].
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 33740, this pair ranks #1,679,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gehaltene vs Gehälter
Shared letters: eghlt. Private to "gehaltene": an. Private to "Gehälter": rä.
"gehaltene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "Gehälter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehaltene ← eghaltene · geahltene · gehaletne · gehalltene · gehalteen · gehaltnee · gehalttene · gehatlene
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehaltene" for "Gehälter" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gehaltene" or "Gehälter" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "gehaltene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gehälter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,679,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehaltene" and "Gehälter" 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 #1,679,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.