Which to use
“geehrt” and “geehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,474
- “geehrt” frequency rank
- #15,366
- “geehrte” frequency rank
- 22840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geehrt | geehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der Masse herausgehoben, weil besonders geschätzt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geehrt |
Where the eye mixes geehrt and geehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geehrt vs geehrte
A purely visual mix-up. geehrt ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯t]) and geehrte ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “geehrt” sits inside “geehrte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geehrt is recorded at frequency rank #7,474, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯t]. geehrte is at rank #15,366, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tə].
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 22840, this pair ranks #1,869,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geehrt vs geehrte
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geehrt": -. Private to "geehrte": -.
"geehrt" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "geehrte" · 7 letters · shape CVVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geehrt" for "geehrte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geehrt" or "geehrte"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "geehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,869,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geehrt" and "geehrte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geehrte vs Geert". 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 #1,869,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.