Which to use
“gestellte” and “gestellten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,381
- “gestellte” frequency rank
- #9,916
- “gestellten” frequency rank
- 23297
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestellte | gestellten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestellt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestellt |
Where the eye mixes gestellte and gestellten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gestellte runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCCV) against gestellten's 10 (CVCCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gestellte and gestellten
A purely visual mix-up. gestellte ([ɡəˈʃtɛltə]) and gestellten ([ɡəˈʃtɛltn̩]) 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) - “gestellte” sits inside “gestellten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23297, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestellte is recorded at frequency rank #13,381, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɛltə]. gestellten is at rank #9,916, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɛltn̩].
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 23297, this pair ranks #1,863,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestellte vs gestellten
Shared letters: eglst. Private to "gestellte": -. Private to "gestellten": n.
"gestellte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "gestellten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestellte ← egstellte · gesetllte · gesstellte · gestellet · gestelltte · gestelte · gesteltle · gestlelte
- gestellten ← egstellten · gesetllten · gesstellten · gestelletn · gestelltenn · gestelltne · gestelltten · gestelten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestellte" for "gestellten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gestellte" or "gestellten"?
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 "gestellte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestellten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestellte" and "gestellten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestalte vs gestellte". 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 #1,863,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.