Which to use
“gestohlen” and “gestohlenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,515
- “gestohlen” frequency rank
- #23,156
- “gestohlenen” frequency rank
- 27671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestohlen | gestohlenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus jemandes Besitz/Eigentum entwendet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestohlen |
Where the eye mixes gestohlen and gestohlenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gestohlen runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gestohlenen's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gestohlen vs gestohlenen
A purely visual mix-up. gestohlen ([ɡəˈʃtoːlən]) and gestohlenen ([ɡəˈʃtoːlənən]) 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) - “gestohlen” sits inside “gestohlenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27671, 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]. gestohlenen is at rank #23,156, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtoːlənən].
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 27671, this pair ranks #1,797,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestohlen vs gestohlenen
Shared letters: eghlnost. Private to "gestohlen": -. Private to "gestohlenen": -.
"gestohlen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gestohlenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestohlen ← egstohlen · gesothlen · gesstohlen · gestholen · gestoheln · gestohhlen · gestohlenn · gestohllen
- gestohlenen ← egstohlenen · gesothlenen · gesstohlenen · gestholenen · gestohelnen · gestohhlenen · gestohleenn · gestohlenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gestohlen" and "gestohlenen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "gestohlen" or "gestohlenen"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gestohlen" and "gestohlenen" 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 "gestohlenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,797,873 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestohlen" and "gestohlenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestohlenen vs gestorbenen". 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 #1,797,873 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.