Which to use
“geschickt” and “geschickten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,065
- “geschickt” frequency rank
- #41,195
- “geschickten” frequency rank
- 43260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschickt | geschickten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | von hoher, guter Handfertigkeit, Handwerklichkeit | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschickt |
Where the eye mixes geschickt and geschickten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geschickt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVCCC) against geschickten's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: geschickt vs geschickten
A purely visual mix-up. geschickt ([ɡəˈʃɪkt]) and geschickten ([ɡəˈʃɪktn̩]) 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) - “geschickt” sits inside “geschickten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschickt is recorded at frequency rank #2,065, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪkt]. geschickten is at rank #41,195, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪktn̩].
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 43260, this pair ranks #1,423,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschickt vs geschickten
Shared letters: ceghikst. Private to "geschickt": -. Private to "geschickten": n.
"geschickt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVCCC · "geschickten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschickt ← egschickt · gecshickt · gescchickt · geschcikt · geschhickt · geschicckt · geschickkt · geschicktt
- geschickten ← egschickten · gecshickten · gescchickten · geschcikten · geschhickten · geschicckten · geschicketn · geschickkten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geschickt" and "geschickten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geschickt" or "geschickten" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geschickt" and "geschickten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschickt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschickten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,423,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschickt" and "geschickten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschickten vs geschmückten". 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 #1,423,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.