Which to use
“gesegnet” is a verb and “gesegneten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,306
- “gesegnet” frequency rank
- #41,199
- “gesegneten” frequency rank
- 58505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesegnet | gesegneten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs segnen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesegnet |
Where the eye mixes gesegnet and gesegneten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gesegnet with gesegneten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesegnet is [ɡəˈzeːɡnət] while gesegneten is [ɡəˈzeːɡnətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gesegnet” sits inside “gesegneten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesegnet is recorded at frequency rank #17,306, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzeːɡnət]. gesegneten is at rank #41,199, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzeːɡnətn̩].
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 58505, this pair ranks #860,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesegnet vs gesegneten
Shared letters: egnst. Private to "gesegnet": -. Private to "gesegneten": -.
"gesegnet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gesegneten" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesegnet ← egsegnet · geesgnet · gesegent · geseggnet · gesegnett · gesegnnet · gesegnte · gesenget
- gesegneten ← egsegneten · geesgneten · gesegenten · geseggneten · gesegneetn · gesegnetenn · gesegnetne · gesegnetten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gesegnet" and "gesegneten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gesegnet" or "gesegneten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gesegnet" and "gesegneten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesegnet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesegneten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #860,181 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesegnet" and "gesegneten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geebnet vs gesegnet". 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 #860,181 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.