Which to use
“geratene” is an adjective and “Gerätes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,379
- “geratene” frequency rank
- #34,124
- “Gerätes” frequency rank
- 73503
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geratene | Gerätes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geraten | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gerät |
Where the eye mixes geratene and Gerätes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geratene vs Gerätes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geratene is [ɡəˈʁaːtənə] while Gerätes is [ɡəˈʁɛːtəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73503, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geratene is recorded at frequency rank #39,379, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaːtənə]. Gerätes is at rank #34,124, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɛːtəs].
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 73503, this pair ranks #358,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geratene vs Gerätes
Shared letters: egrt. Private to "geratene": an. Private to "Gerätes": sä.
"geratene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "Gerätes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geratene ← egratene · geartene · geraetne · gerateen · geratnee · gerattene · gerratene · gertaene
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geratene" and "Gerätes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "geratene" or "Gerätes"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geratene" and "Gerätes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geratene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gerätes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geratene" and "Gerätes" 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 #358,641 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.