Which to use
“gestatten” is a verb and “gestörten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,379
- “gestatten” frequency rank
- #35,802
- “gestörten” frequency rank
- 49181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestatten | gestörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemandem etwas erlauben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestört |
Where the eye mixes gestatten and gestörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gestatten and gestörten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestatten is [ɡəˈʃtatn̩] while gestörten is [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tn̩]. 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 49181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestatten is recorded at frequency rank #13,379, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtatn̩]. gestörten is at rank #35,802, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 49181, this pair ranks #1,221,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gestatten vs gestörten
Shared letters: egnst. Private to "gestatten": a. Private to "gestörten": rö.
"gestatten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gestörten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestatten ← egstatten · gesattten · gesstatten · gestaten · gestatetn · gestattenn · gestattne · gesttaten
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestatten" and "gestörten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gestatten" or "gestörten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestatten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,221,106 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestatten" and "gestörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestörte vs gestörten". 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 #1,221,106 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.