Which to use
“geprägt” and “geprägten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,253
- “geprägt” frequency rank
- #11,242
- “geprägten” frequency rank
- 14495
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geprägt | geprägten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Abbildung/einem Symbol/Schriftzeichen durch Einpressung/unter Anwendung von Druck hergestellt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt |
Where the eye mixes geprägt and geprägten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geprägt runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against geprägten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geprägt with geprägten
A purely visual mix-up. geprägt ([ɡəˈpʁɛːkt]) and geprägten ([ɡəˈpʁɛːktn̩]) 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) - “geprägt” sits inside “geprägten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14495, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geprägt is recorded at frequency rank #3,253, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁɛːkt]. geprägten is at rank #11,242, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁɛːktn̩].
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 14495, this pair ranks #1,950,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geprägt vs geprägten
Shared letters: egprtä. Private to "geprägt": -. Private to "geprägten": n.
"geprägt" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "geprägten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geprägt" and "geprägten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "geprägt" or "geprägten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geprägt" and "geprägten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geprägt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geprägten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,950,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geprägt" and "geprägten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefragte vs geprägten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,950,811 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.