Which to use
“getrunken” is a verb and “Gutdünken” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,891
- “getrunken” frequency rank
- #47,465
- “Gutdünken” frequency rank
- 52356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | getrunken | Gutdünken |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs trinken | das Für-gut-Halten, ein freies Urteil (egal ob Geschmacksurteil oder sachlich begründet) |
Where the eye mixes getrunken and Gutdünken
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. getrunken and Gutdünken follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: getrunken vs Gutdünken
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: getrunken is [ɡəˈtʁʊŋkn̩] while Gutdünken is [ˈɡuːtˌdʏŋkn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52356, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
getrunken is recorded at frequency rank #4,891, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtʁʊŋkn̩]. Gutdünken is at rank #47,465, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡuːtˌdʏŋkn̩].
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 52356, this pair ranks #1,100,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of getrunken vs Gutdünken
Shared letters: egkntu. Private to "getrunken": r. Private to "Gutdünken": dü.
"getrunken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "Gutdünken" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- getrunken ← egtrunken · gertunken · getrnuken · getrrunken · getruknen · getrunekn · getrunkenn · getrunkken
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "getrunken" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gutdünken" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,100,064 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "getrunken" and "Gutdünken" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedrungen vs getrunken". 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 #1,100,064 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.