Which to use
“gemessen” and “gemessenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,350
- “gemessen” frequency rank
- #30,572
- “gemessenen” frequency rank
- 34922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemessen | gemessenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Hilfe eines Messgeräts genau erfasst | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemessen |
Where the eye mixes gemessen and gemessenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gemessen and gemessenen
A purely visual mix-up. gemessen ([ɡəˈmɛsn̩]) and gemessenen ([ɡəˈmɛsənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gemessen” sits inside “gemessenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemessen is recorded at frequency rank #4,350, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛsn̩]. gemessenen is at rank #30,572, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛsənən].
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 34922, this pair ranks #1,652,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gemessen vs gemessenen
Shared letters: egmns. Private to "gemessen": -. Private to "gemessenen": -.
"gemessen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gemessenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemessen ← egmessen · geemssen · gemesen · gemesesn · gemessenn · gemessne · gemeßen · gemmessen
- gemessenen ← egmessenen · geemssenen · gemesenen · gemesesnen · gemesseenn · gemessenenn · gemessenne · gemessennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gemessen" and "gemessenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gemessen" vs "gemessenen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gemessen" and "gemessenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemessen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gemessenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,652,176 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemessen" and "gemessenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemessene vs gemessenen". 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 #1,652,176 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.