Which to use
“geschaffene” is an adjective and “Geschäften” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,267
- “geschaffene” frequency rank
- #8,721
- “Geschäften” frequency rank
- 28988
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschaffene | Geschäften |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschaffen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Geschäft |
Where the eye mixes geschaffene and Geschäften
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. geschaffene runs 11 letters (CVCCCVCCVCV) against Geschäften's 10 (CVCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geschaffene vs Geschäften
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschaffene is [ɡəˈʃafənə] while Geschäften is [ɡəˈʃɛftn̩]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28988, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschaffene is recorded at frequency rank #20,267, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃafənə]. Geschäften is at rank #8,721, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɛftn̩].
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 28988, this pair ranks #1,775,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geschaffene vs Geschäften
Shared letters: cefghns. Private to "geschaffene": a. Private to "Geschäften": tä.
"geschaffene" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV · "Geschäften" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschaffene ← egschaffene · gecshaffene · gescahffene · gescchaffene · geschafefne · geschafene · geschaffeen · geschaffnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geschaffene" and "Geschäften" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "geschaffene" vs "Geschäften" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geschaffene" and "Geschäften" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschaffene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Geschäften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,775,022 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschaffene" and "Geschäften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Geschäften 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 #1,775,022 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.