gemeldetevsgemeldetenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,908
“gemeldete” frequency rank
#24,350
“gemeldeten” frequency rank
68258
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gemeldete gemeldeten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeldet Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemeldet

Where the eye mixes gemeldete and gemeldeten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gemeldete runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gemeldeten's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
gemeldete
10 ch
gemeldeten

Why the eye confuses gemeldete with gemeldeten

A purely visual mix-up. gemeldete ([ɡəˈmɛldətə]) and gemeldeten ([ɡəˈmɛldətn̩]) 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) - “gemeldete” sits inside “gemeldeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68258, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gemeldete is recorded at frequency rank #43,908, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛldətə]. gemeldeten is at rank #24,350, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛldətn̩].

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 68258, this pair ranks #513,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gemeldete vs gemeldeten

Shared letters: deglmt. Private to "gemeldete": -. Private to "gemeldeten": n.

"gemeldete" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "gemeldeten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gemeldeteegmeldete · geemldete · gemedlete · gemelddete · gemeldeet · gemeldette · gemeldtee · gemeledte
  • gemeldetenegmeldeten · geemldeten · gemedleten · gemelddeten · gemeldeetn · gemeldetenn · gemeldetne · gemeldetten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gemeldete" and "gemeldeten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈmɛldətə] versus [ɡəˈmɛldətn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "gemeldete" or "gemeldeten" show up more?
"gemeldeten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,350 in our German list, against #43,908 for "gemeldete". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gemeldete" and "gemeldeten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gemeldete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gemeldeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #513,601 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gemeldete" and "gemeldeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebildete vs gemeldete". 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 #513,601 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