geprüftevsgeprüfterWhat's the difference?

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“geprüfte” and “geprüfter” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#35,792
“geprüfte” frequency rank
#41,848
“geprüfter” frequency rank
77640
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geprüfte geprüfter
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprüft Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprüft

Where the eye mixes geprüfte and geprüfter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geprüfte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against geprüfter's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
geprüfte
9 ch
geprüfter

Why the eye confuses geprüfte with geprüfter

A purely visual mix-up. geprüfte ([ɡəˈpʁyːftə]) and geprüfter ([ɡəˈpʁyːftɐ]) 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) - “geprüfte” sits inside “geprüfter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77640, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geprüfte is recorded at frequency rank #35,792, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁyːftə]. 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 77640, this pair ranks #256,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of geprüfte vs geprüfter

Shared letters: efgprtü. Private to "geprüfte": -. Private to "geprüfter": -.

"geprüfte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "geprüfter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geprüfte" and "geprüfter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈpʁyːftə] versus [ɡəˈpʁyːftɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geprüfte" vs "geprüfter" - which ranks higher?
"geprüfte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #35,792 in our German list, against #41,848 for "geprüfter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "geprüfte" 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 #256,234 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geprüfte" and "geprüfter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geprüften vs geprüfter". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #256,234 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