Which to use
“geprüft” is a verb and “geprüften” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,120
- “geprüft” frequency rank
- #29,146
- “geprüften” frequency rank
- 33266
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geprüft | geprüften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs prüfen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprüft |
Where the eye mixes geprüft and geprüften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geprüft runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against geprüften's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geprüft and geprüften
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geprüft is [ɡəˈpʁyːft] while geprüften is [ɡəˈpʁyːftn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geprüft” sits inside “geprüften”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33266, 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]. geprüften is at rank #29,146, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁyːftn̩].
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 33266, this pair ranks #1,689,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geprüft vs geprüften
Shared letters: efgprtü. Private to "geprüft": -. Private to "geprüften": n.
"geprüft" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "geprüften" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geprüft" for "geprüften" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geprüft" vs "geprüften" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geprüft" and "geprüften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geprüft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geprüften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,689,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geprüft" and "geprüften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geprüften vs geprüfter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,689,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.