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“gestohlene” and “gestohlenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,573
- “gestohlene” frequency rank
- #23,156
- “gestohlenen” frequency rank
- 48729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestohlene | gestohlenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestohlen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestohlen |
Where the eye mixes gestohlene and gestohlenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gestohlene runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against gestohlenen's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gestohlene vs gestohlenen
A purely visual mix-up. gestohlene ([ɡəˈʃtoːlənə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gestohlene” sits inside “gestohlenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestohlene is recorded at frequency rank #25,573, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtoːlənə]. 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 48729, this pair ranks #1,237,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gestohlene vs gestohlenen
Shared letters: eghlnost. Private to "gestohlene": -. Private to "gestohlenen": -.
"gestohlene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "gestohlenen" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestohlene ← egstohlene · gesothlene · gesstohlene · gestholene · gestohelne · gestohhlene · gestohleen · gestohllene
- gestohlenen ← egstohlenen · gesothlenen · gesstohlenen · gestholenen · gestohelnen · gestohhlenen · gestohleenn · gestohlenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestohlene" and "gestohlenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gestohlene" vs "gestohlenen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gestohlene" and "gestohlenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestohlene" 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 #1,237,845 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestohlene" 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 #1,237,845 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.