Which to use
“gekleidet” is a verb and “gekleideten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,288
- “gekleidet” frequency rank
- #45,967
- “gekleideten” frequency rank
- 58255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekleidet | gekleideten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kleiden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gekleidet |
Where the eye mixes gekleidet and gekleideten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gekleidet runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against gekleideten's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gekleidet with gekleideten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gekleidet is [ɡəˈklaɪ̯dət] while gekleideten is [ɡəˈklaɪ̯dətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gekleidet” sits inside “gekleideten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58255, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekleidet is recorded at frequency rank #12,288, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈklaɪ̯dət]. gekleideten is at rank #45,967, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈklaɪ̯dətn̩].
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 58255, this pair ranks #869,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gekleidet vs gekleideten
Shared letters: degiklt. Private to "gekleidet": -. Private to "gekleideten": n.
"gekleidet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "gekleideten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gekleidet ← egkleidet · gekelidet · gekkleidet · geklediet · gekleiddet · gekleidett · gekleidte · gekleiedt
- gekleideten ← egkleideten · gekelideten · gekkleideten · gekledieten · gekleiddeten · gekleideetn · gekleidetenn · gekleidetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gekleidet" and "gekleideten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gekleidet" or "gekleideten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekleidet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gekleideten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #869,879 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekleidet" and "gekleideten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekleidete vs gekleideten". 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 #869,879 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.