Which to use
“gekrochen” and “gesprochen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,552
- “gekrochen” frequency rank
- #1,553
- “gesprochen” frequency rank
- 34105
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekrochen | gesprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs kriechen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sprechen |
Where the eye mixes gekrochen and gesprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gekrochen and gesprochen
A purely visual mix-up. gekrochen ([ɡəˈkʁɔxn̩]) and gesprochen ([ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]) 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 34105, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekrochen is recorded at frequency rank #32,552, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkʁɔxn̩]. gesprochen is at rank #1,553, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩].
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 34105, this pair ranks #1,670,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gekrochen vs gesprochen
Shared letters: ceghnor. Private to "gekrochen": k. Private to "gesprochen": ps.
"gekrochen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gesprochen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gekrochen ← egkrochen · gekkrochen · gekorchen · gekrcohen · gekrocchen · gekrocehn · gekrochenn · gekrochhen
- gesprochen ← egsprochen · gepsrochen · gesporchen · gespprochen · gesprcohen · gesprocchen · gesprocehn · gesprochenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gekrochen" and "gesprochen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gekrochen" or "gesprochen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gekrochen" and "gesprochen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekrochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,670,883 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekrochen" and "gesprochen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekrochen vs gerochen". 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 #1,670,883 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.