gepacktvsgepasstConfusable pair

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.

7 ch
gepackt
7 ch
gepasst

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

  • gepackt ← egpackt · geapckt · gepacckt · gepackkt · gepacktt · gepactk · gepakct · gepcakt
  • gepasst ← egpasst · geapsst · gepasstt · gepast · gepasts · gepaßt · geppasst · gepsast

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "gepackt" for "gepasst" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈpakt] versus [ɡəˈpast]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gepackt" vs "gepasst" - which ranks higher?
"gepackt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,615 in our German list, against #13,374 for "gepasst". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list