Which to use
“genutzten” and “gesetzten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,372
- “genutzten” frequency rank
- #13,845
- “gesetzten” frequency rank
- 27217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | genutzten | gesetzten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs genutzt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesetzt |
Where the eye mixes genutzten and gesetzten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. genutzten and gesetzten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses genutzten with gesetzten
A purely visual mix-up. genutzten ([ɡəˈnʊt͡stn̩]) and gesetzten ([ɡəˈzɛt͡stn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
genutzten is recorded at frequency rank #13,372, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈnʊt͡stn̩]. gesetzten is at rank #13,845, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛt͡stn̩].
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 27217, this pair ranks #1,805,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of genutzten vs gesetzten
Shared letters: egntz. Private to "genutzten": u. Private to "gesetzten": s.
"genutzten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gesetzten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "genutzten" and "gesetzten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "genutzten" vs "gesetzten" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "genutzten" and "gesetzten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "genutzten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesetzten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,805,366 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "genutzten" and "gesetzten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "genutzte vs genutzten". 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 #1,805,366 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.