Which to use
“gepflegte” and “gepflegten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,897
- “gepflegte” frequency rank
- #22,737
- “gepflegten” frequency rank
- 49634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gepflegte | gepflegten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gepflegt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gepflegt |
Where the eye mixes gepflegte and gepflegten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gepflegte runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against gepflegten's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gepflegte with gepflegten
A purely visual mix-up. gepflegte ([ɡəˈp͡fleːktə]) and gepflegten ([ɡəˈp͡fleːktn̩]) 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) - “gepflegte” sits inside “gepflegten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gepflegte is recorded at frequency rank #26,897, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈp͡fleːktə]. gepflegten is at rank #22,737, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈp͡fleːktn̩].
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 49634, this pair ranks #1,204,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gepflegte vs gepflegten
Shared letters: efglpt. Private to "gepflegte": -. Private to "gepflegten": n.
"gepflegte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "gepflegten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gepflegte ← egpflegte · gefplegte · gepfelgte · gepfflegte · gepfleget · gepfleggte · gepflegtte · gepfletge
- gepflegten ← egpflegten · gefplegten · gepfelgten · gepfflegten · gepflegetn · gepfleggten · gepflegtenn · gepflegtne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gepflegte" and "gepflegten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gepflegte" or "gepflegten" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gepflegte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gepflegten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,204,073 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gepflegte" and "gepflegten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gepflegte vs gepflegtes". 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 #1,204,073 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.