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

#5,711
“geladen” frequency rank
#23,531
“geladenen” frequency rank
29242
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geladen geladenen
Definition über Munition verfügend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geladen

Where the eye mixes geladen and geladenen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geladen runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against geladenen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
geladen
9 ch
geladenen

Look-alike desk: geladen vs geladenen

A purely visual mix-up. geladen ([ɡəˈlaːdn̩]) and geladenen ([ɡəˈlaːdənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “geladen” sits inside “geladenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geladen is recorded at frequency rank #5,711, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaːdn̩]. geladenen is at rank #23,531, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlaːdənən].

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 29242, this pair ranks #1,770,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geladen vs geladenen

Shared letters: adegln. Private to "geladen": -. Private to "geladenen": -.

"geladen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "geladenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geladenegladen · gealden · geladden · geladenn · geladne · gelaedn · geldaen · gelladen
  • geladenenegladenen · gealdenen · geladdenen · geladeenn · geladenenn · geladenne · geladennen · geladneen

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geladen" and "geladenen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈlaːdn̩] versus [ɡəˈlaːdənən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geladen" or "geladenen"?
"geladen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,711 in our German list, against #23,531 for "geladenen". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geladen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geladenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,770,475 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geladen" and "geladenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geladenen vs geratenen". 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 #1,770,475 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