Which to use
“geschaffen” and “geschaffene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,064
- “geschaffen” frequency rank
- #20,267
- “geschaffene” frequency rank
- 22331
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschaffen | geschaffene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Herstellungsprozess/kreativen Akt/Akt der Schöpfung hervorgebracht | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschaffen |
Where the eye mixes geschaffen and geschaffene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. geschaffen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against geschaffene's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geschaffen vs geschaffene
A purely visual mix-up. geschaffen ([ɡəˈʃafn̩]) and geschaffene ([ɡəˈʃafənə]) 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) - “geschaffen” sits inside “geschaffene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22331, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschaffen is recorded at frequency rank #2,064, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃafn̩]. geschaffene is at rank #20,267, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃafənə].
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 22331, this pair ranks #1,875,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschaffen vs geschaffene
Shared letters: acefghns. Private to "geschaffen": -. Private to "geschaffene": -.
"geschaffen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "geschaffene" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschaffen ← egschaffen · gecshaffen · gescahffen · gescchaffen · geschafefn · geschafen · geschaffenn · geschaffne
- geschaffene ← egschaffene · gecshaffene · gescahffene · gescchaffene · geschafefne · geschafene · geschaffeen · geschaffnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geschaffen" for "geschaffene" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geschaffen" or "geschaffene"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschaffen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschaffene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,875,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschaffen" and "geschaffene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschaffen vs Geschäftes". 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 #1,875,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.