gekleidetevsgekleidetenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#38,764
“gekleidete” frequency rank
#45,967
“gekleideten” frequency rank
84731
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gekleidete gekleideten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gekleidet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gekleidet

Where the eye mixes gekleidete and gekleideten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gekleidete runs 10 letters (CVCCVVCVCV) against gekleideten's 11 (CVCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
gekleidete
11 ch
gekleideten

Visual trap between gekleidete and gekleideten

A purely visual mix-up. gekleidete ([ɡəˈklaɪ̯dətə]) and gekleideten ([ɡəˈklaɪ̯dətn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “gekleidete” sits inside “gekleideten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84731, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gekleidete is recorded at frequency rank #38,764, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈklaɪ̯dətə]. 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 84731, this pair ranks #119,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gekleidete vs gekleideten

Shared letters: degiklt. Private to "gekleidete": -. Private to "gekleideten": n.

"gekleidete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV  ·  "gekleideten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gekleidete ← egkleidete · gekelidete · gekkleidete · geklediete · gekleiddete · gekleideet · gekleidette · gekleidtee
  • gekleideten ← egkleideten · gekelideten · gekkleideten · gekledieten · gekleiddeten · gekleideetn · gekleidetenn · gekleidetne

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gekleidete" and "gekleideten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈklaɪ̯dətə] versus [ɡəˈklaɪ̯dətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gekleidete" vs "gekleideten" - which ranks higher?
"gekleidete" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,764 in our German list, against #45,967 for "gekleideten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "gekleidete" 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 #119,167 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gekleidete" and "gekleideten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekleideten vs geleiteten". 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 #119,167 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