Which to use
“gepflegten” and “gepflegtes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,737
- “gepflegten” frequency rank
- #48,175
- “gepflegtes” frequency rank
- 70912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gepflegten | gepflegtes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gepflegt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gepflegt |
Where the eye mixes gepflegten and gepflegtes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gepflegten and gepflegtes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: gepflegten vs gepflegtes
A purely visual mix-up. gepflegten ([ɡəˈp͡fleːktn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “gepflegten” becomes s in “gepflegtes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gepflegten is recorded at frequency rank #22,737, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈp͡fleːktn̩]. 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 70912, this pair ranks #432,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gepflegten vs gepflegtes
Shared letters: efglpt. Private to "gepflegten": n. Private to "gepflegtes": s.
"gepflegten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "gepflegtes" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gepflegten ← egpflegten · gefplegten · gepfelgten · gepfflegten · gepflegetn · gepfleggten · gepflegtenn · gepflegtne
- gepflegtes ← egpflegtes · gefplegtes · gepfelgtes · gepfflegtes · gepflegets · gepfleggtes · gepflegtess · gepflegtse
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gepflegten" and "gepflegtes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gepflegten" or "gepflegtes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gepflegten" and "gepflegtes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gepflegten" 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 #432,208 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gepflegten" and "gepflegtes" 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 #432,208 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.