geprägtvsgeprägtenWhich spelling fits?

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.

7 ch
geprägt
9 ch
geprägten

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?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈpʁɛːkt] versus [ɡəˈpʁɛːktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geprägt" or "geprägten"?
"geprägt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,253 in our German list, against #11,242 for "geprägten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list