Which to use
“geprüft” is a verb and “geprüfter” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,120
- “geprüft” frequency rank
- #41,848
- “geprüfter” frequency rank
- 45968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geprüft | geprüfter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs prüfen | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprüft |
Where the eye mixes geprüft and geprüfter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geprüft vs geprüfter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geprüft is [ɡəˈpʁyːft] while geprüfter is [ɡəˈpʁyːftɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geprüft” sits inside “geprüfter”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45968, 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]. geprüfter is at rank #41,848, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁyːftɐ].
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 45968, this pair ranks #1,335,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geprüft vs geprüfter
Shared letters: efgprtü. Private to "geprüft": -. Private to "geprüfter": -.
"geprüft" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "geprüfter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geprüft" and "geprüfter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geprüft" or "geprüfter" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geprüft" and "geprüfter" 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 "geprüfter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,335,063 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geprüft" and "geprüfter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geprüfte vs geprüfter". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,335,063 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.