Which to use
“geschädigt” and “geschädigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,596
- “geschädigt” frequency rank
- #19,928
- “geschädigten” frequency rank
- 37524
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschädigt | geschädigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | einen Schaden habend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschädigt |
Where the eye mixes geschädigt and geschädigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. geschädigt ([ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçt]) and geschädigten ([ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geschädigt” sits inside “geschädigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37524, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschädigt is recorded at frequency rank #17,596, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçt]. geschädigten is at rank #19,928, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçtn̩].
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 37524, this pair ranks #1,587,966 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschädigt vs geschädigten
Shared letters: cdeghistä. Private to "geschädigt": -. Private to "geschädigten": n.
"geschädigt" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCC · "geschädigten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVC