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

#44,217
“selbstgemacht” frequency rank
#49,249
“selbstgemachten” frequency rank
93466
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature selbstgemacht selbstgemachten
Definition von der betreffenden Person selbst gefertigt / produziert, nicht von jemand anderem gemacht Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs selbstgemacht

Where the eye mixes selbstgemacht and selbstgemachten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. selbstgemacht runs 13 letters (CVCCCCCVCVCCC) against selbstgemachten's 15 (CVCCCCCVCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
selbstgemacht
15 ch
selbstgemachten

Why the eye confuses selbstgemacht with selbstgemachten

A purely visual mix-up. selbstgemacht ([ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxt]) and selbstgemachten ([ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “selbstgemacht” sits inside “selbstgemachten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 93466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

selbstgemacht is recorded at frequency rank #44,217, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxt]. selbstgemachten is at rank #49,249, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtn̩].

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 93466, this pair ranks #22,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of selbstgemacht vs selbstgemachten

Shared letters: abceghlmst. Private to "selbstgemacht": -. Private to "selbstgemachten": n.

"selbstgemacht" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVCCC  ·  "selbstgemachten" · 15 letters · shape CVCCCCCVCVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • selbstgemacht ← eslbstgemacht · seblstgemacht · selbbstgemacht · selbsgtemacht · selbsstgemacht · selbstegmacht · selbstgeamcht · selbstgemaccht
  • selbstgemachten ← eslbstgemachten · seblstgemachten · selbbstgemachten · selbsgtemachten · selbsstgemachten · selbstegmachten · selbstgeamchten · selbstgemacchten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "selbstgemacht" and "selbstgemachten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxt] versus [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌmaxtn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "selbstgemacht" vs "selbstgemachten" - which ranks higher?
"selbstgemacht" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #44,217 in our German list, against #49,249 for "selbstgemachten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "selbstgemacht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "selbstgemachten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #22,641 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "selbstgemacht" and "selbstgemachten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selbstgemachte vs selbstgemachten". 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 #22,641 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