Which to use
“gestört” and “gestörte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,889
- “gestört” frequency rank
- #28,220
- “gestörte” frequency rank
- 33109
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestört | gestörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer zwischenmenschlichen Beziehung beeinträchtigt sein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestört |
Where the eye mixes gestört and gestörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gestört runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against gestörte's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gestört and gestörte
A purely visual mix-up. gestört ([ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯t]) and gestörte ([ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “gestört” sits inside “gestörte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33109, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gestört is recorded at frequency rank #4,889, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯t]. gestörte is at rank #28,220, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯tə].
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 33109, this pair ranks #1,693,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gestört vs gestörte
Shared letters: egrstö. Private to "gestört": -. Private to "gestörte": -.
"gestört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "gestörte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestört" and "gestörte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gestört" vs "gestörte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gestört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gestörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,693,103 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestört" and "gestörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestalte vs gestörte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,693,103 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.