Which to use
“umgekehrt” and “umgekehrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,493
- “umgekehrt” frequency rank
- #33,352
- “umgekehrten” frequency rank
- 36845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | umgekehrt | umgekehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (unerwartet) das Gegenteil bildend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umgekehrt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set umgekehrt and umgekehrten apart are highlighted. They share 9 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. umgekehrt ([ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯t]) and umgekehrten ([ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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) - “umgekehrt” sits inside “umgekehrten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36845, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
umgekehrt is recorded at frequency rank #3,493, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯t]. umgekehrten is at rank #33,352, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈʊmɡəˌkeːɐ̯tn̩].
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 36845, this pair ranks #1,605,271 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of umgekehrt vs umgekehrten
Shared letters: eghkmrtu. Private to "umgekehrt": -. Private to "umgekehrten": n.
"umgekehrt" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCVCCC · "umgekehrten" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- umgekehrt ← mugekehrt · ugmekehrt · umegkehrt · umgeekhrt · umgekehhrt · umgekehrrt · umgekehrtt · umgekehtr
- umgekehrten ← mugekehrten · ugmekehrten · umegkehrten · umgeekhrten · umgekehhrten · umgekehretn · umgekehrrten · umgekehrtenn
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering umgekehrt vs umgekehrten
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “umgekehrt” entry
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