Which to use
“geraten” is a verb and “geratene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,124
- “geraten” frequency rank
- #39,379
- “geratene” frequency rank
- 42503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geraten | geratene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zufällig/ ohne Absicht an den falschen Ort oder in eine unangenehme Situation kommen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten |
Where the eye mixes geraten and geratene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geraten runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against geratene's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geraten vs geratene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geraten is [ɡəˈʁaːtn̩] while geratene is [ɡəˈʁaːtənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geraten” sits inside “geratene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geraten is recorded at frequency rank #3,124, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːtn̩]. geratene is at rank #39,379, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːtənə].
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 42503, this pair ranks #1,447,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geraten vs geratene
Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "geraten": -. Private to "geratene": -.
"geraten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "geratene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geraten" for "geratene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "geraten" vs "geratene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geraten" and "geratene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geraten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geratene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,447,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geraten" and "geratene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geratene vs gerufene". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,447,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.