Which to use
“gekürzte” and “genutzte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,427
- “gekürzte” frequency rank
- #17,909
- “genutzte” frequency rank
- 65336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gekürzte | genutzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gekürzt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genutzt |
Where the eye mixes gekürzte and genutzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gekürzte and genutzte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gekürzte vs genutzte
A purely visual mix-up. gekürzte ([ɡəˈkʏʁt͡stə]) and genutzte ([ɡəˈnʊt͡stə]) 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 65336, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gekürzte is recorded at frequency rank #47,427, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈkʏʁt͡stə]. genutzte is at rank #17,909, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnʊt͡stə].
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 65336, this pair ranks #610,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gekürzte vs genutzte
Shared letters: egtz. Private to "gekürzte": krü. Private to "genutzte": nu.
"gekürzte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "genutzte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- genutzte ← egnutzte · gennutzte · gentuzte · genuttze · genuttzte · genutzet · genutztte · genutzzte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gekürzte" for "genutzte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gekürzte" vs "genutzte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gekürzte" and "genutzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gekürzte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "genutzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #610,507 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gekürzte" and "genutzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekürzte vs gewürzt". 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 #610,507 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.