Which to use
“geschlagen” is a verb and “geschlagenen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,654
- “geschlagen” frequency rank
- #39,382
- “geschlagenen” frequency rank
- 42036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschlagen | geschlagenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs schlagen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschlagen |
Where the eye mixes geschlagen and geschlagenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. geschlagen runs 10 letters (CVCCCCVCVC) against geschlagenen's 12 (CVCCCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geschlagen with geschlagenen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geschlagen is [ɡəˈʃlaːɡn̩] while geschlagenen is [ɡəˈʃlaːɡənən]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “geschlagen” sits inside “geschlagenen”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42036, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschlagen is recorded at frequency rank #2,654, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃlaːɡn̩]. geschlagenen is at rank #39,382, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃlaːɡənən].
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 42036, this pair ranks #1,461,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschlagen vs geschlagenen
Shared letters: aceghlns. Private to "geschlagen": -. Private to "geschlagenen": -.
"geschlagen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVC · "geschlagenen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschlagen ← egschlagen · gecshlagen · gescchlagen · geschalgen · geschhlagen · geschlaegn · geschlagenn · geschlaggen
- geschlagenen ← egschlagenen · gecshlagenen · gescchlagenen · geschalgenen · geschhlagenen · geschlaegnen · geschlageenn · geschlagenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geschlagen" and "geschlagenen" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geschlagen" or "geschlagenen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geschlagen" and "geschlagenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschlagen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschlagenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,461,546 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschlagen" and "geschlagenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschlagene vs geschlagenen". 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 #1,461,546 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.