Which to use
“gesteuert” and “gesteuerte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,097
- “gesteuert” frequency rank
- #31,580
- “gesteuerte” frequency rank
- 41677
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesteuert | gesteuerte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Lebewesen oder durch Automatismen im Verhalten oder Ablauf bestimmt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteuert |
Where the eye mixes gesteuert and gesteuerte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gesteuert runs 9 letters (CVCCVVVCC) against gesteuerte's 10 (CVCCVVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gesteuert and gesteuerte
A purely visual mix-up. gesteuert ([ɡəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐt]) and gesteuerte ([ɡəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtə]) 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) - “gesteuert” sits inside “gesteuerte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41677, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gesteuert is recorded at frequency rank #10,097, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐt]. gesteuerte is at rank #31,580, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐtə].
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 41677, this pair ranks #1,472,340 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesteuert vs gesteuerte
Shared letters: egrstu. Private to "gesteuert": -. Private to "gesteuerte": -.
"gesteuert" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "gesteuerte" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesteuert ← egsteuert · gesetuert · gessteuert · gesteeurt · gesteuerrt · gesteuertt · gesteuetr · gesteuret
- gesteuerte ← egsteuerte · gesetuerte · gessteuerte · gesteeurte · gesteueret · gesteuerrte · gesteuertte · gesteuetre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesteuert" for "gesteuerte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gesteuert" or "gesteuerte" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gesteuert" and "gesteuerte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gesteuert" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gesteuerte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,472,340 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesteuert" and "gesteuerte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesteuerte 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 #1,472,340 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.