Which to use
“gestochen” is a verb and “gestohlen” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,108
- “gestochen” frequency rank
- #4,515
- “gestohlen” frequency rank
- 19623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestochen | gestohlen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs stechen | aus jemandes Besitz/Eigentum entwendet |
Where the eye mixes gestochen and gestohlen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between gestochen and gestohlen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gestochen is [ɡəˈʃtɔxn̩] while gestohlen is [ɡəˈʃtoːlən]. 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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestochen is recorded at frequency rank #15,108, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɔxn̩]. gestohlen is at rank #4,515, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtoːlən].
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 19623, this pair ranks #1,906,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestochen vs gestohlen
Shared letters: eghnost. Private to "gestochen": c. Private to "gestohlen": l.
"gestochen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gestohlen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestochen" and "gestohlen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gestochen" or "gestohlen" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gestochen" and "gestohlen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestochen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestohlen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,352 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestochen" and "gestohlen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestochen 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 #1,906,352 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.