Which to use
“Getränken” is a noun and “getrunken” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,304
- “Getränken” frequency rank
- #4,891
- “getrunken” frequency rank
- 19195
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Getränken | getrunken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Getränk | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs trinken |
Where the eye mixes Getränken and getrunken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Getränken and getrunken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Getränken vs getrunken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Getränken is [ɡəˈtʁɛŋkn̩] while getrunken is [ɡəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - ä in “Getränken” becomes u in “getrunken”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19195, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Getränken is recorded at frequency rank #14,304, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁɛŋkn̩]. getrunken is at rank #4,891, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁʊŋkn̩].
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 19195, this pair ranks #1,910,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Getränken vs getrunken
Shared letters: egknrt. Private to "Getränken": ä. Private to "getrunken": u.
"Getränken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "getrunken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- getrunken ← egtrunken · gertunken · getrnuken · getrrunken · getruknen · getrunekn · getrunkenn · getrunkken
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Getränken" and "getrunken" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Getränken" vs "getrunken" - 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 "Getränken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "getrunken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,910,864 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Getränken" and "getrunken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Getränken vs getränkt". 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 #1,910,864 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.