Which to use
“Gesprächen” is a noun and “gesprochene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,067
- “Gesprächen” frequency rank
- #25,571
- “gesprochene” frequency rank
- 33638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gesprächen | gesprochene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gespräch | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesprochen |
Where the eye mixes Gesprächen and gesprochene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. Gesprächen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against gesprochene's 11 (CVCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Gesprächen and gesprochene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gesprächen is [ɡəˈʃpʁɛːçn̩] while gesprochene is [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33638, 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]. gesprochene is at rank #25,571, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpʁɔxənə].
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 33638, this pair ranks #1,681,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gesprächen vs gesprochene
Shared letters: ceghnprs. Private to "Gesprächen": ä. Private to "gesprochene": o.
"Gesprächen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "gesprochene" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesprochene ← egsprochene · gepsrochene · gesporchene · gespprochene · gesprcohene · gesprocchene · gesprocehne · gesprocheen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gesprächen" for "gesprochene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gesprächen" vs "gesprochene" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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 "gesprochene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,681,411 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gesprächen" and "gesprochene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesprochene vs gesprochenen". 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 #1,681,411 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.