Which to use
“geehrt” and “geehrten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,474
- “geehrt” frequency rank
- #39,371
- “geehrten” frequency rank
- 46845
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geehrt | geehrten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aus der Masse herausgehoben, weil besonders geschätzt | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geehrt |
Where the eye mixes geehrt and geehrten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geehrt runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against geehrten's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between geehrt and geehrten
A purely visual mix-up. geehrt ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯t]) and geehrten ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “geehrt” sits inside “geehrten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46845, 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]. geehrten is at rank #39,371, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩].
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 46845, this pair ranks #1,304,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geehrt vs geehrten
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geehrt": -. Private to "geehrten": n.
"geehrt" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC · "geehrten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "geehrt" and "geehrten" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "geehrt" or "geehrten" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geehrt" and "geehrten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geehrt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geehrten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,304,968 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geehrt" and "geehrten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geehrten vs Gewehren". 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 #1,304,968 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.