Which to use
“geklaut” is a verb and “geklauten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,590
- “geklaut” frequency rank
- #47,425
- “geklauten” frequency rank
- 53015
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geklaut | geklauten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs klauen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geklaut |
Where the eye mixes geklaut and geklauten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses geklaut with geklauten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geklaut is [ɡəˈklaʊ̯t] while geklauten is [ɡəˈklaʊ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geklaut” sits inside “geklauten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53015, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geklaut is recorded at frequency rank #5,590, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈklaʊ̯t]. geklauten is at rank #47,425, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈklaʊ̯tn̩].
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 53015, this pair ranks #1,074,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geklaut vs geklauten
Shared letters: aegkltu. Private to "geklaut": -. Private to "geklauten": n.
"geklaut" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "geklauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geklaut" for "geklauten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geklaut" vs "geklauten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geklaut" and "geklauten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geklaut" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geklauten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,074,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geklaut" and "geklauten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekauften vs geklauten". 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 #1,074,433 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.