Which to use
“zusammengestellt” is a verb and “zusammengestellte” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,883
- “zusammengestellt” frequency rank
- #47,887
- “zusammengestellte” frequency rank
- 54770
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | zusammengestellt | zusammengestellte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs zusammenstellen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs zusammengestellt |
Where the eye mixes zusammengestellt and zusammengestellte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 16 letters in sequence. zusammengestellt runs 16 letters (CVCVCCVCCVCCVCCC) against zusammengestellte's 17 (CVCVCCVCCVCCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses zusammengestellt with zusammengestellte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: zusammengestellt is [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌʃtɛlt] while zusammengestellte is [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌʃtɛltə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “zusammengestellt” sits inside “zusammengestellte”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54770, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
zusammengestellt is recorded at frequency rank #6,883, classified as averb, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌʃtɛlt]. zusammengestellte is at rank #47,887, tagged as anadj, pronounced [t͡suˈzamənɡəˌʃtɛltə].
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 54770, this pair ranks #1,005,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of zusammengestellt vs zusammengestellte
Shared letters: aeglmnstuz. Private to "zusammengestellt": -. Private to "zusammengestellte": -.
"zusammengestellt" · 16 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCCVCCC · "zusammengestellte" · 17 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- zusammengestellt ← uzsammengestellt · zsuammengestellt · zuasmmengestellt · zusamemngestellt · zusamengestellt · zusammegnestellt · zusammenegstellt · zusammengesetllt
- zusammengestellte ← uzsammengestellte · zsuammengestellte · zuasmmengestellte · zusamemngestellte · zusamengestellte · zusammegnestellte · zusammenegstellte · zusammengesetllte
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "zusammengestellt" for "zusammengestellte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "zusammengestellt" vs "zusammengestellte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "zusammengestellt" and "zusammengestellte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "zusammengestellt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "zusammengestellte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,005,750 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #1,005,750 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.