Which to use
“gesonderte” and “gesonderten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,900
- “gesonderte” frequency rank
- #29,151
- “gesonderten” frequency rank
- 56051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesonderte | gesonderten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesondert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesondert |
Where the eye mixes gesonderte and gesonderten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gesonderte runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against gesonderten's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesonderte and gesonderten
A purely visual mix-up. gesonderte ([ɡəˈzɔndɐtə]) and gesonderten ([ɡəˈzɔndɐtn̩]) 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) - “gesonderte” sits inside “gesonderten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesonderte is recorded at frequency rank #26,900, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɔndɐtə]. gesonderten is at rank #29,151, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈzɔndɐtn̩].
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 56051, this pair ranks #955,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesonderte vs gesonderten
Shared letters: degnorst. Private to "gesonderte": -. Private to "gesonderten": -.
"gesonderte" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "gesonderten" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesonderte ← egsonderte · geosnderte · gesnoderte · gesodnerte · gesondderte · gesonderet · gesonderrte · gesondertte
- gesonderten ← egsonderten · geosnderten · gesnoderten · gesodnerten · gesondderten · gesonderetn · gesonderrten · gesondertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesonderte" for "gesonderten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gesonderte" vs "gesonderten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gesonderte" and "gesonderten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesonderte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesonderten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #955,527 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesonderte" and "gesonderten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geänderte vs gesonderte". 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 #955,527 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.