Which to use
“geöffnet” and “geöffneten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,655
- “geöffnet” frequency rank
- #21,628
- “geöffneten” frequency rank
- 24283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geöffnet | geöffneten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich im offenen Zustand befindend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geöffnet |
Where the eye mixes geöffnet and geöffneten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geöffnet runs 8 letters (CVVCCCVC) against geöffneten's 10 (CVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geöffnet with geöffneten
A purely visual mix-up. geöffnet ([ɡəˈʔœfnət]) and geöffneten ([ɡəˈʔœfnətn̩]) 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) - “geöffnet” sits inside “geöffneten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24283, 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]. geöffneten is at rank #21,628, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔœfnətn̩].
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 24283, this pair ranks #1,849,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geöffnet vs geöffneten
Shared letters: efgntö. Private to "geöffnet": -. Private to "geöffneten": -.
"geöffnet" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "geöffneten" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geöffnet" and "geöffneten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geöffnet" or "geöffneten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geöffnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geöffneten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,849,823 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geöffnet" and "geöffneten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geöffnete vs geöffneten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,849,823 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.