geöffnetvsgeöffneteWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#2,655
“geöffnet” frequency rank
#30,092
“geöffnete” frequency rank
32747
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geöffnet geöffnete
Definition sich im offenen Zustand befindend Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geöffnet

Where the eye mixes geöffnet and geöffnete

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geöffnet runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against geöffnete's 9 (CVVCCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
geöffnet
9 ch
geöffnete

Why the eye confuses geöffnet with geöffnete

A purely visual mix-up. geöffnet ([ɡəˈʔœfnət]) and geöffnete ([ɡəˈʔœfnətə]) 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) - “geöffnet” sits inside “geöffnete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32747, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geöffnet is recorded at frequency rank #2,655, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔœfnət]. geöffnete is at rank #30,092, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔœfnətə].

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 32747, this pair ranks #1,700,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geöffnet vs geöffnete

Shared letters: efgntö. Private to "geöffnet": -. Private to "geöffnete": -.

"geöffnet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC  ·  "geöffnete" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geöffnet" for "geöffnete" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔœfnət] versus [ɡəˈʔœfnətə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geöffnet" or "geöffnete"?
"geöffnet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,655 in our German list, against #30,092 for "geöffnete". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "geöffnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geöffnete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,700,877 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geöffnet" and "geöffnete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geöffnete vs geordnete". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,700,877 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