geklautenvsgeplantenTell them apart

Which to use

“geklauten” and “geplanten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#47,425
“geklauten” frequency rank
#4,512
“geplanten” frequency rank
51937
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geklauten geplanten
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geklaut Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geplant

Where the eye mixes geklauten and geplanten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geklauten (CVCCVVCVC) and geplanten (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

9 ch
geklauten
9 ch
geplanten

Visual trap between geklauten and geplanten

A purely visual mix-up. geklauten ([ɡəˈklaʊ̯tn̩]) and geplanten ([ɡəˈplaːntn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51937, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geklauten is recorded at frequency rank #47,425, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈklaʊ̯tn̩]. geplanten is at rank #4,512, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈplaːntn̩].

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 51937, this pair ranks #1,116,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geklauten vs geplanten

Shared letters: aeglnt. Private to "geklauten": ku. Private to "geplanten": p.

"geklauten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC  ·  "geplanten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geklauten ← egklauten · gekaluten · gekklauten · geklatuen · geklauetn · geklautenn · geklautne · geklautten
  • geplanten ← egplanten · gelpanten · gepalnten · geplanetn · geplannten · geplantenn · geplantne · geplantten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geklauten" for "geplanten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈklaʊ̯tn̩] versus [ɡəˈplaːntn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geklauten" vs "geplanten" - which ranks higher?
"geplanten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,512 in our German list, against #47,425 for "geklauten". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geklauten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geplanten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,116,267 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geklauten" and "geplanten" 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 #1,116,267 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list