Which to use
“gestohlen” and “gestörten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,515
- “gestohlen” frequency rank
- #35,802
- “gestörten” frequency rank
- 40317
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestohlen | gestörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus jemandes Besitz/Eigentum entwendet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestört |
Where the eye mixes gestohlen and gestörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gestohlen and gestörten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gestohlen and gestörten
A purely visual mix-up. gestohlen ([ɡəˈʃtoːlən]) and gestörten ([ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40317, 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]. gestörten is at rank #35,802, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tn̩].
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 40317, this pair ranks #1,511,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gestohlen vs gestörten
Shared letters: egnst. Private to "gestohlen": hlo. Private to "gestörten": rö.
"gestohlen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gestörten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestohlen ← egstohlen · gesothlen · gesstohlen · gestholen · gestoheln · gestohhlen · gestohlenn · gestohllen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gestohlen" and "gestörten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "gestohlen" vs "gestörten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestohlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestörten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,511,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestohlen" and "gestörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestörte 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 #1,511,950 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.