Which to use
“geschädigte” and “geschädigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,570
- “geschädigte” frequency rank
- #19,928
- “geschädigten” frequency rank
- 45498
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschädigte | geschädigten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschädigt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschädigt |
Where the eye mixes geschädigte and geschädigten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. geschädigte ([ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “geschädigte” sits inside “geschädigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45498, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschädigte is recorded at frequency rank #25,570, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛːdɪçtə]. 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 45498, this pair ranks #1,350,982 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschädigte vs geschädigten
Shared letters: cdeghistä. Private to "geschädigte": -. Private to "geschädigten": n.
"geschädigte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCV · "geschädigten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCCVC