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“gelieferte” and “gelieferten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,639
- “gelieferte” frequency rank
- #29,595
- “gelieferten” frequency rank
- 74234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelieferte | gelieferten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geliefert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geliefert |
Where the eye mixes gelieferte and gelieferten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gelieferte runs 10 letters (CVCVVCVCCV) against gelieferten's 11 (CVCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gelieferte vs gelieferten
A purely visual mix-up. gelieferte ([ɡəˈliːfɐtə]) and gelieferten ([ɡəˈliːfɐtn̩]) 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) - “gelieferte” sits inside “gelieferten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelieferte is recorded at frequency rank #44,639, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈliːfɐtə]. gelieferten is at rank #29,595, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈliːfɐtn̩].
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 74234, this pair ranks #338,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gelieferte vs gelieferten
Shared letters: efgilrt. Private to "gelieferte": -. Private to "gelieferten": n.
"gelieferte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCV · "gelieferten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gelieferte ← eglieferte · geileferte · geleiferte · gelieefrte · gelieferet · gelieferrte · geliefertte · geliefetre
- gelieferten ← eglieferten · geileferten · geleiferten · gelieefrten · gelieferetn · gelieferrten · geliefertenn · geliefertne
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "gelieferte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelieferten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,847 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gelieferte" and "gelieferten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geliefert vs gelieferte". 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 #338,847 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.