Which to use
“geprägte” and “geprägten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,591
- “geprägte” frequency rank
- #11,242
- “geprägten” frequency rank
- 28833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geprägte | geprägten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt |
Where the eye mixes geprägte and geprägten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geprägte vs geprägten
A purely visual mix-up. geprägte ([ɡəˈpʁɛːktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “geprägte” sits inside “geprägten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geprägte is recorded at frequency rank #17,591, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁɛːktə]. 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 28833, this pair ranks #1,777,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geprägte vs geprägten
Shared letters: egprtä. Private to "geprägte": -. Private to "geprägten": n.
"geprägte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "geprägten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geprägte" and "geprägten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "geprägte" or "geprägten"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geprägte" 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 #1,777,772 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geprägte" and "geprägten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefragte vs geprägte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,777,772 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.