Which to use
“gesperrt” and “gesperrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,044
- “gesperrt” frequency rank
- #48,931
- “gesperrte” frequency rank
- 51975
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesperrt | gesperrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Sperre versehen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesperrt |
Where the eye mixes gesperrt and gesperrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gesperrt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against gesperrte's 9 (CVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gesperrt vs gesperrte
A purely visual mix-up. gesperrt ([ɡəˈʃpɛʁt]) and gesperrte ([ɡəˈʃpɛʁtə]) 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) - “gesperrt” sits inside “gesperrte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51975, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesperrt is recorded at frequency rank #3,044, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpɛʁt]. gesperrte is at rank #48,931, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpɛʁtə].
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 51975, this pair ranks #1,114,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesperrt vs gesperrte
Shared letters: egprst. Private to "gesperrt": -. Private to "gesperrte": -.
"gesperrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gesperrte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesperrt" for "gesperrte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gesperrt" or "gesperrte"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gesperrt" and "gesperrte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesperrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesperrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,114,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesperrt" and "gesperrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesperrte vs gesperrten". 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 #1,114,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.