geprägtevsgeprägtenWhat's the difference?

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.

8 ch
geprägte
9 ch
geprägten

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?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈpʁɛːktə] versus [ɡəˈpʁɛːktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geprägte" or "geprägten"?
"geprägten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,242 in our German list, against #17,591 for "geprägte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list