Which to use
“umstritten” and “umstrittenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,834
- “umstritten” frequency rank
- #14,959
- “umstrittenen” frequency rank
- 22793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | umstritten | umstrittenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ohne Übereinstimmung/Zustimmung aller | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Adjektivs umstritten |
Where the eye mixes umstritten and umstrittenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. umstritten runs 10 letters (VCCCCVCCVC) against umstrittenen's 12 (VCCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between umstritten and umstrittenen
A purely visual mix-up. umstritten ([ʊmˈʃtʁɪtn̩]) and umstrittenen ([ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən]) 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) - “umstritten” sits inside “umstrittenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22793, 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]. umstrittenen is at rank #14,959, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ʊmˈʃtʁɪtənən].
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 22793, this pair ranks #1,869,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of umstritten vs umstrittenen
Shared letters: eimnrstu. Private to "umstritten": -. Private to "umstrittenen": -.
"umstritten" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVC · "umstrittenen" · 12 letters · shape VCCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- umstritten ← mustritten · ummstritten · umsrtitten · umsstritten · umstirtten · umstriten · umstritetn · umstrittenn
- umstrittenen ← mustrittenen · ummstrittenen · umsrtittenen · umsstrittenen · umstirttenen · umstritenen · umstritetnen · umstritteenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "umstritten" and "umstrittenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "umstritten" or "umstrittenen"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "umstritten" and "umstrittenen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "umstritten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "umstrittenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,869,690 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "umstritten" and "umstrittenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "umstrittenen 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 #1,869,690 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.