Which to use
“geprüft” is a verb and “geprüfte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,120
- “geprüft” frequency rank
- #35,792
- “geprüfte” frequency rank
- 39912
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geprüft | geprüfte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs prüfen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprüft |
Where the eye mixes geprüft and geprüfte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geprüft runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against geprüfte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geprüft and geprüfte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geprüft is [ɡəˈpʁyːft] while geprüfte is [ɡəˈpʁyːftə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geprüft” sits inside “geprüfte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39912, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geprüft is recorded at frequency rank #4,120, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁyːft]. geprüfte is at rank #35,792, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁyːftə].
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 39912, this pair ranks #1,523,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geprüft vs geprüfte
Shared letters: efgprtü. Private to "geprüft": -. Private to "geprüfte": -.
"geprüft" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "geprüfte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geprüft" and "geprüfte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "geprüft" vs "geprüfte" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geprüft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geprüfte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,523,368 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geprüft" and "geprüfte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geprüfte vs geprüfter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,523,368 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.