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.
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
- gesteigerte ← egsteigerte · gesetigerte · gessteigerte · gestegierte · gesteiegrte · gesteigeret · gesteigerrte · gesteigertte
- gesteigerten ← egsteigerten · gesetigerten · gessteigerten · gestegierten · gesteiegrten · gesteigeretn · gesteigerrten · gesteigertenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gesteigerte" and "gesteigerten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gesteigerte" vs "gesteigerten" - which ranks higher?
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.