Which to use
“gestern” is an adverb and “gestört” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #617
- “gestern” frequency rank
- #4,889
- “gestört” frequency rank
- 5506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestern | gestört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | am Tag unmittelbar vor dem heutigen Tag | in einer zwischenmenschlichen Beziehung beeinträchtigt sein |
Where the eye mixes gestern and gestört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gestern vs gestört
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestern is [ˈɡɛstɐn] while gestört is [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestern is recorded at frequency rank #617, classified as anadv, pronounced [ˈɡɛstɐn]. gestört is at rank #4,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯t].
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 5506, this pair ranks #1,994,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestern vs gestört
Shared letters: egrst. Private to "gestern": n. Private to "gestört": ö.
"gestern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "gestört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestern ← egstern · gesetrn · gesstern · gestenr · gesternn · gesterrn · gestren · gesttern
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gestern" and "gestört" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gestern" or "gestört" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,994,549 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestern" and "gestört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestört vs gestörten". 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 #1,994,549 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.