Which to use
“gestorben” and “gestörten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,420
- “gestorben” frequency rank
- #35,802
- “gestörten” frequency rank
- 37222
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestorben | gestörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nicht mehr lebend, verstorben | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestört |
Where the eye mixes gestorben and gestörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gestorben 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 gestorben and gestörten
A purely visual mix-up. gestorben ([ɡəˈʃtɔʁbn̩]) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37222, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestorben is recorded at frequency rank #1,420, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtɔʁbn̩]. 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 37222, this pair ranks #1,595,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestorben vs gestörten
Shared letters: egnrst. Private to "gestorben": bo. Private to "gestörten": ö.
"gestorben" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gestörten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gestorben ← egstorben · gesotrben · gesstorben · gestobren · gestorbben · gestorbenn · gestorbne · gestorebn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gestorben" for "gestörten" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gestorben" or "gestörten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gestorben" and "gestörten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestorben" 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 #1,595,749 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestorben" 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 #1,595,749 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.