Which to use
“gespeichert” is a verb and “gespeicherten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,327
- “gespeichert” frequency rank
- #36,957
- “gespeicherten” frequency rank
- 44284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gespeichert | gespeicherten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs speichern | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gespeichert |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set gespeichert and gespeicherten apart are highlighted. They share 11 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
gespeichert and gespeicherten form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gespeichert” sits inside “gespeicherten” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gespeichert is recorded at frequency rank #7,327, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpaɪ̯çɐt]. gespeicherten is at rank #36,957, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpaɪ̯çɐtn̩].
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 44284, this pair ranks #1,391,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering gespeichert vs gespeicherten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “gespeichert”; for an adjective, it's “gespeicherten”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “gespeichert” entry
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