Which to use
“gesperrt” and “gesperrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,044
- “gesperrt” frequency rank
- #45,981
- “gesperrten” frequency rank
- 49025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesperrt | gesperrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit einer Sperre versehen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesperrt |
Where the eye mixes gesperrt and gesperrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gesperrt runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCC) against gesperrten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesperrt and gesperrten
A purely visual mix-up. gesperrt ([ɡəˈʃpɛʁt]) and gesperrten ([ɡəˈʃpɛʁtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gesperrt” sits inside “gesperrten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49025, 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]. gesperrten is at rank #45,981, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpɛʁtn̩].
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 49025, this pair ranks #1,226,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesperrt vs gesperrten
Shared letters: egprst. Private to "gesperrt": -. Private to "gesperrten": n.
"gesperrt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCC · "gesperrten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesperrt ← egsperrt · gepserrt · geseprrt · gesperrtt · gespert · gespertr · gespperrt · gesprert
- gesperrten ← egsperrten · gepserrten · geseprrten · gesperretn · gesperrtenn · gesperrtne · gesperrtten · gesperten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gesperrt" and "gesperrten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gesperrt" or "gesperrten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gesperrt" and "gesperrten" 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 "gesperrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,226,836 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesperrt" and "gesperrten" 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 #1,226,836 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.