Which to use
“gespannt” and “gespannte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,596
- “gespannt” frequency rank
- #48,930
- “gespannte” frequency rank
- 51526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gespannt | gespannte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | voller Erwartung darauf, wie etwas sein wird | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gespannt |
Where the eye mixes gespannt and gespannte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gespannt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against gespannte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gespannt with gespannte
A purely visual mix-up. gespannt ([ɡəˈʃpant]) and gespannte ([ɡəˈʃpantə]) 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) - “gespannt” sits inside “gespannte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gespannt is recorded at frequency rank #2,596, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpant]. gespannte is at rank #48,930, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpantə].
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 51526, this pair ranks #1,132,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gespannt vs gespannte
Shared letters: aegnpst. Private to "gespannt": -. Private to "gespannte": -.
"gespannt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gespannte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gespannt" and "gespannte" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gespannt" vs "gespannte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gespannt" and "gespannte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gespannt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gespannte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,132,119 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gespannt" and "gespannte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gescannt vs gespannte". 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 #1,132,119 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.