Which to use
“gesichert” and “gesicherten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,817
- “gesichert” frequency rank
- #17,916
- “gesicherten” frequency rank
- 21733
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesichert | gesicherten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gegen Gefahren oder Unglücksfälle abgesichert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesichert |
Where the eye mixes gesichert and gesicherten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gesichert runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against gesicherten's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gesichert with gesicherten
A purely visual mix-up. gesichert ([ɡəˈzɪçɐt]) and gesicherten ([ɡəˈzɪçɐtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gesichert” sits inside “gesicherten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21733, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesichert is recorded at frequency rank #3,817, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪçɐt]. gesicherten is at rank #17,916, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪçɐtn̩].
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 21733, this pair ranks #1,882,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesichert vs gesicherten
Shared letters: ceghirst. Private to "gesichert": -. Private to "gesicherten": n.
"gesichert" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "gesicherten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesichert ← egsichert · geischert · gescihert · gesicchert · gesicehrt · gesicherrt · gesichertt · gesichetr
- gesicherten ← egsicherten · geischerten · gesciherten · gesiccherten · gesicehrten · gesicheretn · gesicherrten · gesichertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gesichert" and "gesicherten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gesichert" vs "gesicherten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesichert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesicherten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,882,785 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesichert" and "gesicherten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesicherten vs gespeicherten". 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 #1,882,785 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.