Which to use
“geschriebenen” and “geschriebenes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,305
- “geschriebenen” frequency rank
- #43,218
- “geschriebenes” frequency rank
- 60523
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geschriebenen | geschriebenes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschrieben | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geschrieben |
Where the eye mixes geschriebenen and geschriebenes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. geschriebenen and geschriebenes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCCVVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses geschriebenen with geschriebenes
A purely visual mix-up. geschriebenen ([ɡəˈʃʁiːbənən]) and geschriebenes ([ɡəˈʃʁiːbənəs]) 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 a single letter - n in “geschriebenen” becomes s in “geschriebenes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60523, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geschriebenen is recorded at frequency rank #17,305, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʁiːbənən]. geschriebenes is at rank #43,218, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃʁiːbənəs].
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 60523, this pair ranks #783,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geschriebenen vs geschriebenes
Shared letters: bceghinrs. Private to "geschriebenen": -. Private to "geschriebenes": -.
"geschriebenen" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCVC · "geschriebenes" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geschriebenen ← egschriebenen · gecshriebenen · gescchriebenen · geschhriebenen · geschirebenen · geschreibenen · geschribeenen · geschriebbenen
- geschriebenes ← egschriebenes · gecshriebenes · gescchriebenes · geschhriebenes · geschirebenes · geschreibenes · geschribeenes · geschriebbenes
Frequently Asked Questions
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What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "geschriebenen" and "geschriebenes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geschriebenen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geschriebenes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #783,844 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geschriebenen" and "geschriebenes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschriebener vs geschriebenes". 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 #783,844 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.