Which to use
“gepackt” and “gepasst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,615
- “gepackt” frequency rank
- #13,374
- “gepasst” frequency rank
- 20989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gepackt | gepasst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs packen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs passen |
Where the eye mixes gepackt and gepasst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gepackt and gepasst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gepackt vs gepasst
A purely visual mix-up. gepackt ([ɡəˈpakt]) and gepasst ([ɡəˈpast]) 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 20989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gepackt is recorded at frequency rank #7,615, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpakt]. gepasst is at rank #13,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpast].
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 20989, this pair ranks #1,891,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gepackt vs gepasst
Shared letters: aegpt. Private to "gepackt": ck. Private to "gepasst": s.
"gepackt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "gepasst" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gepackt" for "gepasst" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gepackt" vs "gepasst" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gepackt" and "gepasst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gepackt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gepasst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,891,435 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gepackt" and "gepasst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gepasst vs gepusht". 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 #1,891,435 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.