Which to use
“gehaltene” and “gespaltene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,594
- “gehaltene” frequency rank
- #47,447
- “gespaltene” frequency rank
- 68041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gehaltene | gespaltene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gehalten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gespalten |
Where the eye mixes gehaltene and gespaltene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gehaltene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gespaltene's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gehaltene and gespaltene
A purely visual mix-up. gehaltene ([ɡəˈhaltənə]) and gespaltene ([ɡəˈʃpaltənə]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68041, 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]. gespaltene is at rank #47,447, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpaltənə].
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 68041, this pair ranks #520,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gehaltene vs gespaltene
Shared letters: aeglnt. Private to "gehaltene": h. Private to "gespaltene": ps.
"gehaltene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gespaltene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gehaltene ← eghaltene · geahltene · gehaletne · gehalltene · gehalteen · gehaltnee · gehalttene · gehatlene
- gespaltene ← egspaltene · gepsaltene · gesapltene · gespaletne · gespalltene · gespalteen · gespaltenne · gespaltnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gehaltene" for "gespaltene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gehaltene" vs "gespaltene" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gehaltene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gespaltene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #520,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gehaltene" and "gespaltene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gehaltene 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 #520,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.