Which to use
“gesprungen” and “gesungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,303
- “gesprungen” frequency rank
- #6,541
- “gesungen” frequency rank
- 20844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesprungen | gesungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs springen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs singen |
Where the eye mixes gesprungen and gesungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gesprungen runs 10 letters (CVCCCVCCVC) against gesungen's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesprungen and gesungen
A purely visual mix-up. gesprungen ([ɡəˈʃpʁʊŋən]) and gesungen ([ɡəˈzʊŋən]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesprungen is recorded at frequency rank #14,303, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃpʁʊŋən]. gesungen is at rank #6,541, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈzʊŋən].
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 20844, this pair ranks #1,893,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gesprungen vs gesungen
Shared letters: egnsu. Private to "gesprungen": pr. Private to "gesungen": -.
"gesprungen" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVCCVC · "gesungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesprungen ← egsprungen · gepsrungen · gespprungen · gesprnugen · gesprrungen · gesprugnen · gesprunegn · gesprungenn
- gesungen ← egsungen · gesnugen · gessungen · gesugnen · gesunegn · gesungenn · gesunggen · gesungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesprungen" for "gesungen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gesprungen" vs "gesungen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesprungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,893,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesprungen" and "gesungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedrungen vs gesprungen". 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 #1,893,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.