Which to use
“Gesprächen” is a noun and “gestrichen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,067
- “Gesprächen” frequency rank
- #6,662
- “gestrichen” frequency rank
- 14729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gesprächen | gestrichen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gespräch | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs streichen |
Where the eye mixes Gesprächen and gestrichen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Gesprächen vs gestrichen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gesprächen is [ɡəˈʃpʁɛːçn̩] while gestrichen is [ɡəˈʃtʁɪçn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14729, 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]. gestrichen is at rank #6,662, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtʁɪçn̩].
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 14729, this pair ranks #1,949,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gesprächen vs gestrichen
Shared letters: ceghnrs. Private to "Gesprächen": pä. Private to "gestrichen": it.
"Gesprächen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "gestrichen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestrichen ← egstrichen · gesrtichen · gesstrichen · gestirchen · gestrcihen · gestricchen · gestricehn · gestrichenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gesprächen" for "gestrichen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gesprächen" or "gestrichen" show up more?
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 "gestrichen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,163 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gesprächen" and "gestrichen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gesprächen vs gesprochene". 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 #1,949,163 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.