Which to use
“geprägte” is an adjective and “Geräte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,591
- “geprägte” frequency rank
- #3,042
- “Geräte” frequency rank
- 20633
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geprägte | Geräte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprägt | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Gerät |
Where the eye mixes geprägte and Geräte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geprägte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against Geräte's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geprägte with Geräte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geprägte is [ɡəˈpʁɛːktə] while Geräte is [ɡəˈʁɛːtə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20633, 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]. Geräte is at rank #3,042, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːtə].
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 20633, this pair ranks #1,895,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geprägte vs Geräte
Shared letters: egrtä. Private to "geprägte": p. Private to "Geräte": -.
"geprägte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "Geräte" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geprägte" for "Geräte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geprägte" or "Geräte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geprägte" and "Geräte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geprägte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Geräte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,495 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geprägte" and "Geräte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gefragte vs geprägte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,895,495 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.