Which to use
“gesteuert” and “gesteuerten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,097
- “gesteuert” frequency rank
- #37,539
- “gesteuerten” frequency rank
- 47636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gesteuert | gesteuerten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | durch Lebewesen oder durch Automatismen im Verhalten oder Ablauf bestimmt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gesteuert |
Where the eye mixes gesteuert and gesteuerten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gesteuert runs 9 letters (CVCCVVVCC) against gesteuerten's 11 (CVCCVVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gesteuert vs gesteuerten
A purely visual mix-up. gesteuert ([ɡəˈʃtɔɪ̯ɐt]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gesteuert” sits inside “gesteuerten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47636, 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]. 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 47636, this pair ranks #1,277,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gesteuert vs gesteuerten
Shared letters: egrstu. Private to "gesteuert": -. Private to "gesteuerten": n.
"gesteuert" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "gesteuerten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gesteuert ← egsteuert · gesetuert · gessteuert · gesteeurt · gesteuerrt · gesteuertt · gesteuetr · gesteuret
- gesteuerten ← egsteuerten · gesetuerten · gessteuerten · gesteeurten · gesteueretn · gesteuerrten · gesteuertenn · gesteuertne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gesteuert" for "gesteuerten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gesteuert" vs "gesteuerten" - which ranks higher?
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 "gesteuert" 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 #1,277,373 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gesteuert" and "gesteuerten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gesteigerten 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 #1,277,373 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.