Which to use
“gepflegte” and “gepflegtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,897
- “gepflegte” frequency rank
- #48,175
- “gepflegtes” frequency rank
- 75072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gepflegte | gepflegtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gepflegt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gepflegt |
Where the eye mixes gepflegte and gepflegtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gepflegte runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCV) against gepflegtes'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 gepflegtes
A purely visual mix-up. gepflegte ([ɡəˈp͡fleːktə]) and gepflegtes ([ɡəˈp͡fleːktəs]) 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 “gepflegtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75072, 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]. gepflegtes is at rank #48,175, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈp͡fleːktəs].
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 75072, this pair ranks #317,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gepflegte vs gepflegtes
Shared letters: efglpt. Private to "gepflegte": -. Private to "gepflegtes": s.
"gepflegte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCV · "gepflegtes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gepflegte ← egpflegte · gefplegte · gepfelgte · gepfflegte · gepfleget · gepfleggte · gepflegtte · gepfletge
- gepflegtes ← egpflegtes · gefplegtes · gepfelgtes · gepfflegtes · gepflegets · gepfleggtes · gepflegtess · gepflegtse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gepflegte" and "gepflegtes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gepflegte" or "gepflegtes" 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 "gepflegtes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,157 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gepflegte" and "gepflegtes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gepflegten 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 #317,157 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.