gesteigertevsgesteigertenConfusable pair

Which to use

“gesteigerte” and “gesteigerten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,693
“gesteigerte” frequency rank
#41,857
“gesteigerten” frequency rank
76550
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gesteigerte gesteigerten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert

Where the eye mixes gesteigerte and gesteigerten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. gesteigerte runs 11 letters (CVCCVVCVCCV) against gesteigerten's 12 (CVCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
gesteigerte
12 ch
gesteigerten

Look-alike desk: gesteigerte vs gesteigerten

A purely visual mix-up. gesteigerte ([ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə]) and gesteigerten ([ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gesteigerte” sits inside “gesteigerten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gesteigerte is recorded at frequency rank #34,693, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə]. gesteigerten is at rank #41,857, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩].

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 76550, this pair ranks #281,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of gesteigerte vs gesteigerten

Shared letters: egirst. Private to "gesteigerte": -. Private to "gesteigerten": n.

"gesteigerte" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCV  ·  "gesteigerten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gesteigerteegsteigerte · gesetigerte · gessteigerte · gestegierte · gesteiegrte · gesteigeret · gesteigerrte · gesteigertte
  • gesteigertenegsteigerten · gesetigerten · gessteigerten · gestegierten · gesteiegrten · gesteigeretn · gesteigerrten · gesteigertenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "gesteigerte" and "gesteigerten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtə] versus [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gesteigerte" vs "gesteigerten" - which ranks higher?
"gesteigerte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,693 in our German list, against #41,857 for "gesteigerten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "gesteigerte" and "gesteigerten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gesteigerte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gesteigerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #281,279 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gesteigerte" and "gesteigerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesteigerten vs gesteuerten". 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 #281,279 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list