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

#32,553
“gelobte” frequency rank
#49,707
“gelobten” frequency rank
82260
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gelobte gelobten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs gelobt

Where the eye mixes gelobte and gelobten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gelobte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against gelobten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
gelobte
8 ch
gelobten

Visual trap between gelobte and gelobten

A purely visual mix-up. gelobte ([ɡəˈloːptə]) and gelobten ([ɡəˈloːptn̩]) 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) - “gelobte” sits inside “gelobten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gelobte is recorded at frequency rank #32,553, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈloːptə]. gelobten is at rank #49,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈloːptn̩].

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 82260, this pair ranks #160,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gelobte vs gelobten

Shared letters: beglot. Private to "gelobte": -. Private to "gelobten": n.

"gelobte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "gelobten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gelobteeglobte · gelbote · gellobte · gelobbte · gelobet · gelobtte · gelotbe · geolbte
  • gelobteneglobten · gelboten · gellobten · gelobbten · gelobetn · gelobtenn · gelobtne · gelobtten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gelobte" and "gelobten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈloːptə] versus [ɡəˈloːptn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gelobte" or "gelobten"?
"gelobte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #32,553 in our German list, against #49,707 for "gelobten". 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 "gelobte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gelobten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #160,415 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gelobte" and "gelobten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gelebten vs gelobten". 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 #160,415 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