geparktvsgeparktenWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#17,910
“geparkt” frequency rank
#48,927
“geparkten” frequency rank
66837
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geparkt geparkten
Definition in einer Parklücke stehend Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geparkt

Where the eye mixes geparkt and geparkten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geparkt runs 7 letters (CVCVCCC) against geparkten's 9 (CVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
geparkt
9 ch
geparkten

Look-alike desk: geparkt vs geparkten

A purely visual mix-up. geparkt ([ɡəˈpaʁkt]) and geparkten ([ɡəˈpaʁktn̩]) 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) - “geparkt” sits inside “geparkten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66837, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geparkt is recorded at frequency rank #17,910, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpaʁkt]. geparkten is at rank #48,927, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpaʁktn̩].

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 66837, this pair ranks #559,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geparkt vs geparkten

Shared letters: aegkprt. Private to "geparkt": -. Private to "geparkten": n.

"geparkt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC  ·  "geparkten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geparkt ← egparkt · geaprkt · gepakrt · geparkkt · geparktt · geparrkt · gepartk · gepparkt
  • geparkten ← egparkten · geaprkten · gepakrten · geparketn · geparkkten · geparktenn · geparktne · geparktten

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geparkt" for "geparkten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈpaʁkt] versus [ɡəˈpaʁktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geparkt" or "geparkten"?
"geparkt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,910 in our German list, against #48,927 for "geparkten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geparkt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "geparkten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #559,846 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geparkt" and "geparkten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefärbten vs geparkten". 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 #559,846 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