Which to use
“Gesellen” is a noun and “gestellten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,164
- “Gesellen” frequency rank
- #9,916
- “gestellten” frequency rank
- 26080
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gesellen | gestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Geselle | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestellt |
Where the eye mixes Gesellen and gestellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Gesellen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gestellten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gesellen and gestellten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gesellen is [ɡəˈzɛlən] while gestellten is [ɡəˈʃtɛltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gesellen is recorded at frequency rank #16,164, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈzɛlən]. gestellten is at rank #9,916, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɛltn̩].
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 26080, this pair ranks #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gesellen vs gestellten
Shared letters: eglns. Private to "Gesellen": -. Private to "gestellten": t.
"Gesellen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gestellten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gesellen ← egsellen · geesllen · geseleln · geselen · gesellenn · gesellne · geslelen · gessellen
- gestellten ← egstellten · gesetllten · gesstellten · gestelletn · gestelltenn · gestelltne · gestelltten · gestelten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gesellen" and "gestellten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gesellen" or "gestellten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Gesellen" and "gestellten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gesellen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gesellen" and "gestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesell vs Gesellen". 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 #1,823,457 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.