gekröntvsgeprobtWhich spelling fits?

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

#16,160
“gekrönt” frequency rank
#42,526
“geprobt” frequency rank
58686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gekrönt geprobt
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs krönen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs proben

Where the eye mixes gekrönt and geprobt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gekrönt
7 ch
geprobt

Why the eye confuses gekrönt with geprobt

A purely visual mix-up. gekrönt ([ɡəˈkʁøːnt]) and geprobt ([ɡəˈpʁoːpt]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58686, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gekrönt is recorded at frequency rank #16,160, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈkʁøːnt]. geprobt is at rank #42,526, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁoːpt].

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 58686, this pair ranks #853,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gekrönt vs geprobt

Shared letters: egrt. Private to "gekrönt": knö. Private to "geprobt": bop.

"gekrönt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC  ·  "geprobt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geprobtegprobt · geporbt · gepprobt · geprbot · geprobbt · geprobtt · geprotb · geprrobt

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gekrönt" for "geprobt" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈkʁøːnt] versus [ɡəˈpʁoːpt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gekrönt" or "geprobt"?
"gekrönt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,160 in our German list, against #42,526 for "geprobt". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gekrönt" and "geprobt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gekrönt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geprobt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #853,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gekrönt" and "geprobt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geprobt vs getrübt". 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 #853,163 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