Which to use
“gestiegen” is a verb and “gestiegene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,514
- “gestiegen” frequency rank
- #34,694
- “gestiegene” frequency rank
- 39208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestiegen | gestiegene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs steigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestiegen |
Where the eye mixes gestiegen and gestiegene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gestiegen runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against gestiegene's 10 (CVCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gestiegen and gestiegene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestiegen is [ɡəˈʃtiːɡn̩] while gestiegene is [ɡəˈʃtiːɡənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “gestiegen” sits inside “gestiegene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestiegen is recorded at frequency rank #4,514, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtiːɡn̩]. gestiegene is at rank #34,694, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtiːɡənə].
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 39208, this pair ranks #1,543,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestiegen vs gestiegene
Shared letters: eginst. Private to "gestiegen": -. Private to "gestiegene": -.
"gestiegen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "gestiegene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestiegen ← egstiegen · gesitegen · gesstiegen · gesteigen · gestieegn · gestiegenn · gestieggen · gestiegne
- gestiegene ← egstiegene · gesitegene · gesstiegene · gesteigene · gestieegne · gestiegeen · gestieggene · gestiegnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestiegen" for "gestiegene" ever safe?
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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 "gestiegen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestiegene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,543,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestiegen" and "gestiegene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestiegene vs gestiegenen". 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 #1,543,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.