Which to use
“gemessene” and “gemessenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,121
- “gemessene” frequency rank
- #30,572
- “gemessenen” frequency rank
- 64693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gemessene | gemessenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemessen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gemessen |
Where the eye mixes gemessene and gemessenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gemessene runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against gemessenen's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gemessene and gemessenen
A purely visual mix-up. gemessene ([ɡəˈmɛsənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gemessene” sits inside “gemessenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gemessene is recorded at frequency rank #34,121, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛsənə]. 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 64693, this pair ranks #632,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gemessene vs gemessenen
Shared letters: egmns. Private to "gemessene": -. Private to "gemessenen": -.
"gemessene" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "gemessenen" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gemessene ← egmessene · geemssene · gemesene · gemesesne · gemesseen · gemessnee · gemeßene · gemmessene
- gemessenen ← egmessenen · geemssenen · gemesenen · gemesesnen · gemesseenn · gemessenenn · gemessenne · gemessennen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gemessene" and "gemessenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gemessene" or "gemessenen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gemessene" and "gemessenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gemessene" 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 #632,594 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gemessene" and "gemessenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemessene vs gesessen". 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 #632,594 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.