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 eye mixes gespeichert and gespeicherten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. gespeichert runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCCVCC) against gespeicherten's 13 (CVCCVVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gespeichert and gespeicherten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gespeichert is [ɡəˈʃpaɪ̯çɐt] while gespeicherten is [ɡəˈʃpaɪ̯çɐtn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gespeichert” sits inside “gespeicherten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. 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.
Orthographic DNA of gespeichert vs gespeicherten
Shared letters: ceghiprst. Private to "gespeichert": -. Private to "gespeicherten": n.
"gespeichert" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCC · "gespeicherten" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gespeichert ← egspeichert · gepseichert · gesepichert · gespecihert · gespeicchert · gespeicehrt · gespeicherrt · gespeichertt
- gespeicherten ← egspeicherten · gepseicherten · gesepicherten · gespeciherten · gespeiccherten · gespeicehrten · gespeicheretn · gespeicherrten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gespeichert" and "gespeicherten" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gespeichert" or "gespeicherten"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gespeichert" and "gespeicherten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gespeichert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gespeicherten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,391,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gespeichert" and "gespeicherten" 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 #1,391,180 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.