Which to use
“getrennte” and “getrennten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,885
- “getrennte” frequency rank
- #15,646
- “getrennten” frequency rank
- 27531
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | getrennte | getrennten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getrennt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getrennt |
Where the eye mixes getrennte and getrennten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses getrennte with getrennten
A purely visual mix-up. getrennte ([ɡəˈtʁɛntə]) and getrennten ([ɡəˈtʁɛntn̩]) 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) - “getrennte” sits inside “getrennten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27531, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
getrennte is recorded at frequency rank #11,885, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁɛntə]. getrennten is at rank #15,646, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁɛntn̩].
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 27531, this pair ranks #1,800,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of getrennte vs getrennten
Shared letters: egnrt. Private to "getrennte": -. Private to "getrennten": -.
"getrennte" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV · "getrennten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- getrennte ← egtrennte · gertennte · geternnte · getrennet · getrenntte · getrente · getrentne · getrnente
- getrennten ← egtrennten · gertennten · geternnten · getrennetn · getrenntenn · getrenntne · getrenntten · getrenten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "getrennte" and "getrennten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "getrennte" vs "getrennten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "getrennte" and "getrennten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "getrennte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "getrennten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,800,252 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "getrennte" and "getrennten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "getrennten vs getreten". 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 #1,800,252 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.