Which to use
“gestört” and “gestörten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,889
- “gestört” frequency rank
- #35,802
- “gestörten” frequency rank
- 40691
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gestört | gestörten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in einer zwischenmenschlichen Beziehung beeinträchtigt sein | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gestört |
Where the eye mixes gestört and gestörten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gestört runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against gestörten's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gestört and gestörten
A purely visual mix-up. gestört ([ɡəˈʃtøːɐ̯t]) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gestört” sits inside “gestörten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40691, 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]. 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 40691, this pair ranks #1,501,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gestört vs gestörten
Shared letters: egrstö. Private to "gestört": -. Private to "gestörten": n.
"gestört" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "gestörten" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gestört" and "gestörten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gestört" 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 "gestört" 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 #1,501,196 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gestört" and "gestörten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gestörte vs gestörten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,501,196 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.