Which to use
“geraten” is a verb and “geratenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,124
- “geraten” frequency rank
- #37,536
- “geratenen” frequency rank
- 40660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geraten | geratenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zufällig/ ohne Absicht an den falschen Ort oder in eine unangenehme Situation kommen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten |
Where the eye mixes geraten and geratenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. geraten runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against geratenen's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geraten and geratenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geraten is [ɡəˈʁaːtn̩] while geratenen is [ɡəˈʁaːtənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geraten” sits inside “geratenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40660, 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]. geratenen is at rank #37,536, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːtənən].
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 40660, this pair ranks #1,502,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geraten vs geratenen
Shared letters: aegnrt. Private to "geraten": -. Private to "geratenen": -.
"geraten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "geratenen" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geraten" and "geratenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geraten" or "geratenen" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geraten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geratenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,502,057 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geraten" and "geratenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geratenen vs getretenen". 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 #1,502,057 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.