Which to use
“gesicherte” and “gesicherten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,899
- “gesicherte” frequency rank
- #17,916
- “gesicherten” frequency rank
- 36815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesicherte | gesicherten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesichert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesichert |
Where the eye mixes gesicherte and gesicherten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gesicherte runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against gesicherten's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gesicherte vs gesicherten
A purely visual mix-up. gesicherte ([ɡəˈzɪçɐtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gesicherte” sits inside “gesicherten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesicherte is recorded at frequency rank #18,899, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɪçɐtə]. 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 36815, this pair ranks #1,606,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesicherte vs gesicherten
Shared letters: ceghirst. Private to "gesicherte": -. Private to "gesicherten": n.
"gesicherte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "gesicherten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesicherte ← egsicherte · geischerte · gesciherte · gesiccherte · gesicehrte · gesicheret · gesicherrte · gesichertte
- gesicherten ← egsicherten · geischerten · gesciherten · gesiccherten · gesicehrten · gesicheretn · gesicherrten · gesichertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gesicherte" 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 #1,606,025 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesicherte" 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 #1,606,025 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.