Which to use
“getroffen” is a verb and “getroffene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,357
- “getroffen” frequency rank
- #27,750
- “getroffene” frequency rank
- 29107
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | getroffen | getroffene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs treffen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs getroffen |
Where the eye mixes getroffen and getroffene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: getroffen vs getroffene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: getroffen is [ɡəˈtʁɔfn̩] while getroffene is [ɡəˈtʁɔfənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “getroffen” sits inside “getroffene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29107, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
getroffen is recorded at frequency rank #1,357, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁɔfn̩]. getroffene is at rank #27,750, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁɔfənə].
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 29107, this pair ranks #1,772,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of getroffen vs getroffene
Shared letters: efgnort. Private to "getroffen": -. Private to "getroffene": -.
"getroffen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "getroffene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- getroffen ← egtroffen · gertoffen · getorffen · getrfofen · getrofefn · getrofen · getroffenn · getroffne
- getroffene ← egtroffene · gertoffene · getorffene · getrfofene · getrofefne · getrofene · getroffeen · getroffnee
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "getroffen" for "getroffene" ever safe?
Frequency check: "getroffen" vs "getroffene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "getroffen" and "getroffene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "getroffen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "getroffene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,772,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "getroffen" and "getroffene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "getroffene vs getroffenen". 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 #1,772,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.