Which to use
“umstritten” and “umstrittene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,834
- “umstritten” frequency rank
- #14,440
- “umstrittene” frequency rank
- 22274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | umstritten | umstrittene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Übereinstimmung/Zustimmung aller | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs umstritten |
Where the eye mixes umstritten and umstrittene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. umstritten runs 10 letters (VCCCCVCCVC) against umstrittene's 11 (VCCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: umstritten vs umstrittene
A purely visual mix-up. umstritten ([ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]) and umstrittene ([ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənə]) 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) - “umstritten” sits inside “umstrittene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
umstritten is recorded at frequency rank #7,834, classified as anadj, pronounced [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]. umstrittene is at rank #14,440, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənə].
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 22274, this pair ranks #1,876,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of umstritten vs umstrittene
Shared letters: eimnrstu. Private to "umstritten": -. Private to "umstrittene": -.
"umstritten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC · "umstrittene" · 11 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- umstritten ← mustritten · ummstritten · umsrtitten · umsstritten · umstirtten · umstriten · umstritetn · umstrittenn
- umstrittene ← mustrittene · ummstrittene · umsrtittene · umsstrittene · umstirttene · umstritene · umstritetne · umstritteen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "umstritten" and "umstrittene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "umstritten" or "umstrittene"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "umstritten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "umstrittene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,876,192 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "umstritten" and "umstrittene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "umstrittene vs umstrittenes". 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 #1,876,192 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.