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

#16,999
“geduldet” frequency rank
#3,448
“gemeldet” frequency rank
20447
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geduldet gemeldet
Definition Partizip Perfekt des Verbs dulden Partizip Perfekt des Verbs melden

Where the eye mixes geduldet and gemeldet

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

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geduldet
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gemeldet

Look-alike desk: geduldet vs gemeldet

A purely visual mix-up. geduldet ([ɡəˈdʊldət]) and gemeldet ([ɡəˈmɛldət]) 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 20447, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

geduldet is recorded at frequency rank #16,999, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈdʊldət]. gemeldet is at rank #3,448, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈmɛldət].

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 20447, this pair ranks #1,897,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geduldet vs gemeldet

Shared letters: deglt. Private to "geduldet": u. Private to "gemeldet": m.

"geduldet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "gemeldet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geduldetegduldet · gdeuldet · gedduldet · gedludet · gedudlet · gedulddet · geduldett · geduldte
  • gemeldetegmeldet · geemldet · gemedlet · gemelddet · gemeldett · gemeldte · gemeledt · gemelldet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geduldet" for "gemeldet" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈdʊldət] versus [ɡəˈmɛldət]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "geduldet" vs "gemeldet" - which ranks higher?
"gemeldet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,448 in our German list, against #16,999 for "geduldet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "geduldet" and "gemeldet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "geduldet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "gemeldet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,897,565 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geduldet" and "gemeldet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geduldet vs gerundet". 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 #1,897,565 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