Which to use
“gelernt” and “gelernte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,552
- “gelernt” frequency rank
- #19,235
- “gelernte” frequency rank
- 20787
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelernt | gelernte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine abgeschlossene Ausbildung in einem bestimmten Beruf habend, eine Lehre / einen Lehrberuf absolviert habend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelernt |
Where the eye mixes gelernt and gelernte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gelernt vs gelernte
A purely visual mix-up. gelernt ([ɡəˈlɛʁnt]) and gelernte ([ɡəˈlɛʁntə]) 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) - “gelernt” sits inside “gelernte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20787, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelernt is recorded at frequency rank #1,552, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛʁnt]. gelernte is at rank #19,235, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈlɛʁntə].
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 20787, this pair ranks #1,893,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelernt vs gelernte
Shared letters: eglnrt. Private to "gelernt": -. Private to "gelernte": -.
"gelernt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gelernte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gelernt" and "gelernte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gelernt" vs "gelernte" - 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 "gelernt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelernte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,768 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelernt" and "gelernte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelehnt vs gelernte". 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 #1,893,768 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.