Which to use
“gerichtet” is a verb and “gerichteten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,264
- “gerichtet” frequency rank
- #21,988
- “gerichteten” frequency rank
- 27252
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gerichtet | gerichteten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs richten | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gerichtet |
Where the eye mixes gerichtet and gerichteten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gerichtet runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against gerichteten's 11 (CVCVCCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gerichtet vs gerichteten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gerichtet is [ɡəˈʁɪçtət] while gerichteten is [ɡəˈʁɪçtətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gerichtet” sits inside “gerichteten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27252, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gerichtet is recorded at frequency rank #5,264, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçtət]. gerichteten is at rank #21,988, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁɪçtətn̩].
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 27252, this pair ranks #1,804,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gerichtet vs gerichteten
Shared letters: ceghirt. Private to "gerichtet": -. Private to "gerichteten": n.
"gerichtet" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC · "gerichteten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerichtet ← egrichtet · geirchtet · gercihtet · gericchtet · gerichett · gerichhtet · gerichtett · gerichttet
- gerichteten ← egrichteten · geirchteten · gercihteten · gericchteten · gerichetten · gerichhteten · gerichteetn · gerichtetenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gerichtet" and "gerichteten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gerichtet" or "gerichteten"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "gerichtet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gerichteten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,804,784 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gerichtet" and "gerichteten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gerichtes vs gerichtet". 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 #1,804,784 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.