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“geschickte” and “geschickten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,899
“geschickte” frequency rank
#41,195
“geschickten” frequency rank
68094
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geschickte geschickten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschickt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschickt

Where the eye mixes geschickte and geschickten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. geschickte runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCCV) against geschickten's 11 (CVCCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
geschickte
11 ch
geschickten

Look-alike desk: geschickte vs geschickten

A purely visual mix-up. geschickte ([ɡəˈʃɪktə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “geschickte” sits inside “geschickten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geschickte is recorded at frequency rank #26,899, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃɪktə]. 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 68094, this pair ranks #518,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of geschickte vs geschickten

Shared letters: ceghikst. Private to "geschickte": -. Private to "geschickten": n.

"geschickte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCV  ·  "geschickten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geschickte ← egschickte · gecshickte · gescchickte · geschcikte · geschhickte · geschicckte · geschicket · geschickkte
  • geschickten ← egschickten · gecshickten · gescchickten · geschcikten · geschhickten · geschicckten · geschicketn · geschickkten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "geschickte" and "geschickten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃɪktə] versus [ɡəˈʃɪktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geschickte" or "geschickten"?
"geschickte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,899 in our German list, against #41,195 for "geschickten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geschickte" 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 #518,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geschickte" 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 #518,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list