Which to use
“gesteigerten” and “gesteuerten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,857
- “gesteigerten” frequency rank
- #37,539
- “gesteuerten” frequency rank
- 79396
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesteigerten | gesteuerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteigert | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteuert |
Where the eye mixes gesteigerten and gesteuerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gesteigerten runs 12 letters (CVCCVVCVCCVC) against gesteuerten's 11 (CVCCVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesteigerten and gesteuerten
A purely visual mix-up. gesteigerten ([ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]) and gesteuerten ([ɡəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79396, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesteigerten is recorded at frequency rank #41,857, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐtn̩]. gesteuerten is at rank #37,539, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtn̩].
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 79396, this pair ranks #217,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of gesteigerten vs gesteuerten
Shared letters: egnrst. Private to "gesteigerten": i. Private to "gesteuerten": u.
"gesteigerten" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCVC · "gesteuerten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesteigerten ← egsteigerten · gesetigerten · gessteigerten · gestegierten · gesteiegrten · gesteigeretn · gesteigerrten · gesteigertenn
- gesteuerten ← egsteuerten · gesetuerten · gessteuerten · gesteeurten · gesteueretn · gesteuerrten · gesteuertenn · gesteuertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesteigerten" for "gesteuerten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gesteigerten" vs "gesteuerten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gesteigerten" and "gesteuerten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesteigerten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesteuerten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #217,323 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesteigerten" and "gesteuerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesteigerte vs gesteigerten". 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 #217,323 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.