Which to use
“gescannt” is a verb and “gespannte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,690
- “gescannt” frequency rank
- #48,930
- “gespannte” frequency rank
- 83620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gescannt | gespannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs scannen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gespannt |
Where the eye mixes gescannt and gespannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gescannt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against gespannte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gescannt vs gespannte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gescannt is [ɡəˈskɛnt] while gespannte is [ɡəˈʃpantə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gescannt is recorded at frequency rank #34,690, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈskɛnt]. gespannte is at rank #48,930, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpantə].
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 83620, this pair ranks #136,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gescannt vs gespannte
Shared letters: aegnst. Private to "gescannt": c. Private to "gespannte": p.
"gescannt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gespannte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gescannt" for "gespannte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gescannt" or "gespannte" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gescannt" and "gespannte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gescannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gespannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #136,881 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gescannt" and "gespannte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gescannt vs gesinnt". 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 #136,881 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.