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

#29,146
“geprüften” frequency rank
#41,848
“geprüfter” frequency rank
70994
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geprüften geprüfter
Definition Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprüft Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geprüft

Where the eye mixes geprüften and geprüfter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geprüften and geprüfter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
geprüften
9 ch
geprüfter

Look-alike desk: geprüften vs geprüfter

A purely visual mix-up. geprüften ([ɡəˈpʁyːftn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “geprüften” becomes r in “geprüfter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70994, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geprüften is recorded at frequency rank #29,146, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈpʁyːftn̩]. 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 70994, this pair ranks #429,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of geprüften vs geprüfter

Shared letters: efgprtü. Private to "geprüften": n. Private to "geprüfter": -.

"geprüften" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "geprüfter" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "geprüften" and "geprüfter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈpʁyːftn̩] versus [ɡəˈpʁyːftɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary German text, does "geprüften" or "geprüfter" show up more?
"geprüften" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,146 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.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "geprüften" 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 #429,738 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geprüften" and "geprüfter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geprüfte vs geprüfter". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #429,738 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