gestelltevsgestelltenTell them apart

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.

9 ch
gestellte
10 ch
gestellten

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?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʃtɛltə] versus [ɡəˈʃtɛltn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "gestellte" or "gestellten"?
"gestellten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,916 in our German list, against #13,381 for "gestellte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list