Which to use
“gespielt” is a verb and “gespielten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,081
- “gespielt” frequency rank
- #26,901
- “gespielten” frequency rank
- 27982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gespielt | gespielten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs spielen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gespielt |
Where the eye mixes gespielt and gespielten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gespielt vs gespielten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gespielt is [ɡəˈʃpiːlt] while gespielten is [ɡəˈʃpiːltn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gespielt” sits inside “gespielten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gespielt is recorded at frequency rank #1,081, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpiːlt]. gespielten is at rank #26,901, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpiːltn̩].
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 27982, this pair ranks #1,792,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gespielt vs gespielten
Shared letters: egilpst. Private to "gespielt": -. Private to "gespielten": n.
"gespielt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC · "gespielten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gespielt ← egspielt · gepsielt · gesipelt · gespeilt · gespiellt · gespieltt · gespietl · gespilet
- gespielten ← egspielten · gepsielten · gesipelten · gespeilten · gespieletn · gespiellten · gespieltenn · gespieltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gespielt" and "gespielten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gespielt" or "gespielten"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gespielt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gespielten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,792,578 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gespielt" and "gespielten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gespielte vs gespielten". 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 #1,792,578 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.