Which to use
“gestohlen” and “gestohlene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,515
- “gestohlen” frequency rank
- #25,573
- “gestohlene” frequency rank
- 30088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestohlen | gestohlene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus jemandes Besitz/Eigentum entwendet | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestohlen |
Where the eye mixes gestohlen and gestohlene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: gestohlen vs gestohlene
A purely visual mix-up. gestohlen ([ɡəˈʃtoːlən]) and gestohlene ([ɡəˈʃtoːlənə]) 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) - “gestohlen” sits inside “gestohlene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestohlen is recorded at frequency rank #4,515, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtoːlən]. gestohlene is at rank #25,573, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtoːlənə].
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 30088, this pair ranks #1,754,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestohlen vs gestohlene
Shared letters: eghlnost. Private to "gestohlen": -. Private to "gestohlene": -.
"gestohlen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gestohlene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestohlen ← egstohlen · gesothlen · gesstohlen · gestholen · gestoheln · gestohhlen · gestohlenn · gestohllen
- gestohlene ← egstohlene · gesothlene · gesstohlene · gestholene · gestohelne · gestohhlene · gestohleen · gestohllene
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestohlen" for "gestohlene" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gestohlen" or "gestohlene"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gestohlen" and "gestohlene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestohlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestohlene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,754,649 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestohlen" and "gestohlene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestohlene vs gestohlenen". 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 #1,754,649 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.