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“gezeigte” and “gezeigten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,743
“gezeigte” frequency rank
#17,015
“gezeigten” frequency rank
41758
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gezeigte gezeigten
Definition Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezeigt Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gezeigt

Where the eye mixes gezeigte and gezeigten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gezeigte runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against gezeigten's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
gezeigte
9 ch
gezeigten

Visual trap between gezeigte and gezeigten

A purely visual mix-up. gezeigte ([ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktə]) and gezeigten ([ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktn̩]) 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) - “gezeigte” sits inside “gezeigten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41758, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

gezeigte is recorded at frequency rank #24,743, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktə]. gezeigten is at rank #17,015, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktn̩].

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 41758, this pair ranks #1,469,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of gezeigte vs gezeigten

Shared letters: egitz. Private to "gezeigte": -. Private to "gezeigten": n.

"gezeigte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "gezeigten" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gezeigte ← egzeigte · geezigte · gezegite · gezeiget · gezeiggte · gezeigtte · gezeitge · geziegte
  • gezeigten ← egzeigten · geezigten · gezegiten · gezeigetn · gezeiggten · gezeigtenn · gezeigtne · gezeigtten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gezeigte" and "gezeigten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktə] versus [ɡəˈt͡saɪ̯ktn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gezeigte" vs "gezeigten" - which ranks higher?
"gezeigten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #17,015 in our German list, against #24,743 for "gezeigte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "gezeigte" and "gezeigten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "gezeigte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gezeigten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,469,979 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gezeigte" and "gezeigten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geweihte vs gezeigte". 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 #1,469,979 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list