Which to use
“gespielte” and “gespielten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,071
- “gespielte” frequency rank
- #26,901
- “gespielten” frequency rank
- 57972
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gespielte | gespielten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gespielt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gespielt |
Where the eye mixes gespielte and gespielten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gespielte runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against gespielten's 10 (CVCCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gespielte vs gespielten
A purely visual mix-up. gespielte ([ɡəˈʃpiːltə]) and gespielten ([ɡəˈʃpiːltn̩]) 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) - “gespielte” sits inside “gespielten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57972, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gespielte is recorded at frequency rank #31,071, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpiːltə]. 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 57972, this pair ranks #880,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gespielte vs gespielten
Shared letters: egilpst. Private to "gespielte": -. Private to "gespielten": n.
"gespielte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "gespielten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gespielte ← egspielte · gepsielte · gesipelte · gespeilte · gespielet · gespiellte · gespieltte · gespietle
- gespielten ← egspielten · gepsielten · gesipelten · gespeilten · gespieletn · gespiellten · gespieltenn · gespieltne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gespielte" for "gespielten" ever safe?
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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 "gespielte" 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 #880,580 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gespielte" and "gespielten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gespielten vs gezielten". 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 #880,580 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.