Which to use
“gesehen” is a verb and “gesehene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #339
- “gesehen” frequency rank
- #32,562
- “gesehene” frequency rank
- 32901
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesehen | gesehene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesehen |
Where the eye mixes gesehen and gesehene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses gesehen with gesehene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gesehen is [ɡəˈzeːən] while gesehene is [ɡəˈzeːənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gesehen” sits inside “gesehene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32901, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesehen is recorded at frequency rank #339, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzeːən]. gesehene is at rank #32,562, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzeːənə].
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 32901, this pair ranks #1,697,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesehen vs gesehene
Shared letters: eghns. Private to "gesehen": -. Private to "gesehene": -.
"gesehen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "gesehene" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gesehen" and "gesehene" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gesehen" or "gesehene"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesehen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesehene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,697,593 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesehen" and "gesehene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geschehene vs gesehene". 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 #1,697,593 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.