Which to use
“geordnete” and “geordneten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,574
- “geordnete” frequency rank
- #28,680
- “geordneten” frequency rank
- 59254
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geordnete | geordneten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geordnet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geordnet |
Where the eye mixes geordnete and geordneten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geordnete runs 9 letters (CVVCCCVCV) against geordneten's 10 (CVVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geordnete and geordneten
A purely visual mix-up. geordnete ([ɡəˈʔɔʁdnətə]) and geordneten ([ɡəˈʔɔʁdnətn̩]) 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) - “geordnete” sits inside “geordneten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59254, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geordnete is recorded at frequency rank #30,574, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔɔʁdnətə]. geordneten is at rank #28,680, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔɔʁdnətn̩].
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 59254, this pair ranks #831,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geordnete vs geordneten
Shared letters: degnort. Private to "geordnete": -. Private to "geordneten": -.
"geordnete" · 9 letters · shape CVVCCCVCV · "geordneten" · 10 letters · shape CVVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geordnete ← egordnete · geodrnete · georddnete · geordente · geordneet · geordnette · geordnnete · geordntee
- geordneten ← egordneten · geodrneten · georddneten · geordenten · geordneetn · geordnetenn · geordnetne · geordnetten
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geordnete" and "geordneten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geordnete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geordneten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #831,470 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geordnete" and "geordneten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geöffnete vs geordnete". 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 #831,470 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.