Which to use
“gelehrte” and “gelehrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,921
- “gelehrte” frequency rank
- #12,922
- “gelehrten” frequency rank
- 32843
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelehrte | gelehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt |
Where the eye mixes gelehrte and gelehrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gelehrte runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against gelehrten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gelehrte and gelehrten
A purely visual mix-up. gelehrte ([ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]) and gelehrten ([ɡəˈleːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “gelehrte” sits inside “gelehrten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32843, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelehrte is recorded at frequency rank #19,921, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]. gelehrten is at rank #12,922, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tn̩].
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 32843, this pair ranks #1,698,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelehrte vs gelehrten
Shared letters: eghlrt. Private to "gelehrte": -. Private to "gelehrten": n.
"gelehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "gelehrten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gelehrte" and "gelehrten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gelehrte" vs "gelehrten" - which ranks higher?
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 "gelehrte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelehrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,698,835 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelehrte" and "gelehrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelehnt vs gelehrte". 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 #1,698,835 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.