Which to use
“geschaffen” and “geschafft” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,064
- “geschaffen” frequency rank
- #1,324
- “geschafft” frequency rank
- 3388
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschaffen | geschafft |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Herstellungsprozess/kreativen Akt/Akt der Schöpfung hervorgebracht | nach einer Anstrengung erschöpft, kraftlos |
Where the eye mixes geschaffen and geschafft
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geschaffen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against geschafft's 9 (CVCCCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geschaffen and geschafft
A purely visual mix-up. geschaffen ([ɡəˈʃafn̩]) and geschafft ([ɡəˈʃaft]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3388, 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]. geschafft is at rank #1,324, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃaft].
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 3388, this pair ranks #2,000,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschaffen vs geschafft
Shared letters: acefghs. Private to "geschaffen": n. Private to "geschafft": t.
"geschaffen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "geschafft" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschaffen ← egschaffen · gecshaffen · gescahffen · gescchaffen · geschafefn · geschafen · geschaffenn · geschaffne
- geschafft ← egschafft · gecshafft · gescahfft · gescchafft · geschafftt · geschaft · geschaftf · geschfaft
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geschaffen" for "geschafft" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geschaffen" and "geschafft" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschaffen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschafft" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,000,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschaffen" and "geschafft" 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 #2,000,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.