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“geschieden” and “geschiedene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,440
- “geschieden” frequency rank
- #33,079
- “geschiedene” frequency rank
- 44519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschieden | geschiedene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | im Familienstand nach einer Ehescheidung lebend | Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs geschieden |
Where the eye mixes geschieden and geschiedene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. geschieden runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against geschiedene's 11 (CVCCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geschieden with geschiedene
A purely visual mix-up. geschieden ([ɡəˈʃiːdn̩]) and geschiedene ([ɡəˈʃiːdənə]) 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) - “geschieden” sits inside “geschiedene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschieden is recorded at frequency rank #11,440, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃiːdn̩]. geschiedene is at rank #33,079, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃiːdənə].
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 44519, this pair ranks #1,383,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschieden vs geschiedene
Shared letters: cdeghins. Private to "geschieden": -. Private to "geschiedene": -.
"geschieden" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "geschiedene" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschieden ← egschieden · gecshieden · gescchieden · gescheiden · geschhieden · geschideen · geschiedden · geschiedenn
- geschiedene ← egschiedene · gecshiedene · gescchiedene · gescheidene · geschhiedene · geschideene · geschieddene · geschiedeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geschieden" for "geschiedene" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "geschieden" or "geschiedene" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschieden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschiedene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,383,567 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschieden" and "geschiedene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschehene vs geschiedene". 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 #1,383,567 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.