Which to use
“genutzt” is a verb and “genutzte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,388
- “genutzt” frequency rank
- #17,909
- “genutzte” frequency rank
- 19297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genutzt | genutzte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs nutzen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genutzt |
Where the eye mixes genutzt and genutzte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. genutzt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against genutzte's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: genutzt vs genutzte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: genutzt is [ɡəˈnʊt͡st] while genutzte is [ɡəˈnʊt͡stə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “genutzt” sits inside “genutzte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genutzt is recorded at frequency rank #1,388, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈnʊt͡st]. genutzte is at rank #17,909, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnʊt͡stə].
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 19297, this pair ranks #1,909,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genutzt vs genutzte
Shared letters: egntuz. Private to "genutzt": -. Private to "genutzte": -.
"genutzt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "genutzte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "genutzt" for "genutzte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "genutzt" vs "genutzte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "genutzt" and "genutzte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genutzt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "genutzte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,909,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genutzt" and "genutzte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekürzte vs genutzte". 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 #1,909,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.