Which to use
“gedeiht” and “gereizt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,141
- “gedeiht” frequency rank
- #17,593
- “gereizt” frequency rank
- 42734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedeiht | gereizt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedeihen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs reizen |
Where the eye mixes gedeiht and gereizt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gedeiht and gereizt follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses gedeiht with gereizt
A purely visual mix-up. gedeiht ([ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]) and gereizt ([ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡st]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gedeiht is recorded at frequency rank #25,141, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]. gereizt is at rank #17,593, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁaɪ̯t͡st].
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 42734, this pair ranks #1,440,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gedeiht vs gereizt
Shared letters: egit. Private to "gedeiht": dh. Private to "gereizt": rz.
"gedeiht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "gereizt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gedeiht" for "gereizt" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gedeiht" or "gereizt"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedeiht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gereizt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,440,204 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedeiht" and "gereizt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gedehnt vs gedeiht". 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 #1,440,204 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.