Which to use
“geschlagene” and “geschlagenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,196
- “geschlagene” frequency rank
- #39,382
- “geschlagenen” frequency rank
- 80578
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschlagene | geschlagenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschlagen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschlagen |
Where the eye mixes geschlagene and geschlagenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. geschlagene runs 11 letters (CVCCCCVCVCV) 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 geschlagene with geschlagenen
A purely visual mix-up. geschlagene ([ɡəˈʃlaːɡənə]) and geschlagenen ([ɡəˈʃlaːɡənən]) 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) - “geschlagene” sits inside “geschlagenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 80578, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschlagene is recorded at frequency rank #41,196, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃlaːɡənə]. 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 80578, this pair ranks #192,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of geschlagene vs geschlagenen
Shared letters: aceghlns. Private to "geschlagene": -. Private to "geschlagenen": -.
"geschlagene" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCV · "geschlagenen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschlagene ← egschlagene · gecshlagene · gescchlagene · geschalgene · geschhlagene · geschlaegne · geschlageen · geschlaggene
- geschlagenen ← egschlagenen · gecshlagenen · gescchlagenen · geschalgenen · geschhlagenen · geschlaegnen · geschlageenn · geschlagenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geschlagene" and "geschlagenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "geschlagene" or "geschlagenen" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschlagene" 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 #192,776 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschlagene" and "geschlagenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschlafen vs geschlagene". 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 #192,776 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.