Which to use
“gestalte” is a verb and “gestörte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,728
- “gestalte” frequency rank
- #28,220
- “gestörte” frequency rank
- 77948
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestalte | gestörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gestalten | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestört |
Where the eye mixes gestalte and gestörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gestalte and gestörte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestalte is [ɡəˈʃtaltə] while gestörte is [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77948, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestalte is recorded at frequency rank #49,728, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtaltə]. gestörte is at rank #28,220, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tə].
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 77948, this pair ranks #249,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gestalte vs gestörte
Shared letters: egst. Private to "gestalte": al. Private to "gestörte": rö.
"gestalte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "gestörte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestalte ← egstalte · gesatlte · gesstalte · gestalet · gestallte · gestatle · gestlate · gesttalte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestalte" for "gestörte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gestalte" vs "gestörte" - 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 "gestalte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestalte" and "gestörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gemalte vs gestalte". 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 #249,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.