Which to use
“Gesprächen” is a noun and “gesprochen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,067
- “Gesprächen” frequency rank
- #1,553
- “gesprochen” frequency rank
- 9620
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gesprächen | gesprochen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gespräch | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs sprechen |
Where the eye mixes Gesprächen and gesprochen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gesprächen vs gesprochen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gesprächen is [ɡəˈʃpʁɛːçn̩] while gesprochen is [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - ä in “Gesprächen” becomes o in “gesprochen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9620, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gesprächen is recorded at frequency rank #8,067, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpʁɛːçn̩]. gesprochen is at rank #1,553, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxn̩].
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 9620, this pair ranks #1,979,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gesprächen vs gesprochen
Shared letters: ceghnprs. Private to "Gesprächen": ä. Private to "gesprochen": o.
"Gesprächen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "gesprochen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesprochen ← egsprochen · gepsrochen · gesporchen · gespprochen · gesprcohen · gesprocchen · gesprocehn · gesprochenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gesprächen" for "gesprochen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gesprächen" or "gesprochen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gesprächen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesprochen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,979,091 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gesprächen" and "gesprochen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gekrochen vs gesprochen". 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 #1,979,091 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.