geliefertevsgeliefertenWhat's the difference?

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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.

10 ch
gelieferte
11 ch
gelieferten

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

Is swapping "gelieferte" for "gelieferten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈliːfɐtə] versus [ɡəˈliːfɐtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gelieferte" or "gelieferten"?
"gelieferten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,595 in our German list, against #44,639 for "gelieferte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list