Which to use
“gedeiht” and “geweiht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,141
- “gedeiht” frequency rank
- #14,816
- “geweiht” frequency rank
- 39957
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gedeiht | geweiht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gedeihen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs weihen |
Where the eye mixes gedeiht and geweiht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gedeiht and geweiht 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 geweiht
A purely visual mix-up. gedeiht ([ɡəˈdaɪ̯t]) and geweiht ([ɡəˈvaɪ̯t]) 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 a single letter - d in “gedeiht” becomes w in “geweiht”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39957, 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]. geweiht is at rank #14,816, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈvaɪ̯t].
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 39957, this pair ranks #1,522,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gedeiht vs geweiht
Shared letters: eghit. Private to "gedeiht": d. Private to "geweiht": w.
"gedeiht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC · "geweiht" · 7 letters · shape CVCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gedeiht" and "geweiht" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gedeiht" or "geweiht" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "gedeiht" and "geweiht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gedeiht" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geweiht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,522,088 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gedeiht" and "geweiht" 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 #1,522,088 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.