gedeihtvsgeteiltTell them apart

Which to use

“gedeiht” and “geteilt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,141
“gedeiht” frequency rank
#4,890
“geteilt” frequency rank
30031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature gedeiht geteilt
Definition 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedeihen Partizip Perfekt des Verbs teilen

Where the eye mixes gedeiht and geteilt

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
gedeiht
7 ch
geteilt

Why the eye confuses gedeiht with geteilt

A purely visual mix-up. gedeiht ([ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]) and geteilt ([ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) 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 30031, 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]. geteilt is at rank #4,890, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt].

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 30031, this pair ranks #1,755,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of gedeiht vs geteilt

Shared letters: egit. Private to "gedeiht": dh. Private to "geteilt": l.

"gedeiht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC  ·  "geteilt" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • gedeihtegdeiht · gdeeiht · geddeiht · gedehit · gedeihht · gedeihtt · gedeith · gedieht
  • geteiltegteilt · geetilt · geteillt · geteiltt · geteitl · getelit · getielt · getteilt

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "gedeiht" and "geteilt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈdaɪ̯t] versus [ɡəˈtaɪ̯lt]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "gedeiht" vs "geteilt" - which ranks higher?
"geteilt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,890 in our German list, against #25,141 for "gedeiht". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "geteilt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,755,722 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "gedeiht" and "geteilt" 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 #1,755,722 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list