geehrtvsgeehrterConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,474
“geehrt” frequency rank
#17,905
“geehrter” frequency rank
25379
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature geehrt geehrter
Definition aus der Masse herausgehoben, weil besonders geschätzt Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geehrt

Where the eye mixes geehrt and geehrter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. geehrt runs 6 letters (CVVCCC) against geehrter's 8 (CVVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
geehrt
8 ch
geehrter

Look-alike desk: geehrt vs geehrter

A purely visual mix-up. geehrt ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯t]) and geehrter ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tɐ]) 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 “geehrter”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25379, 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]. geehrter is at rank #17,905, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tɐ].

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 25379, this pair ranks #1,834,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of geehrt vs geehrter

Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geehrt": -. Private to "geehrter": -.

"geehrt" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCC  ·  "geehrter" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • geehrt ← egehrt · geehhrt · geehrrt · geehrtt · geehtr · geerht · gehert · gehrt
  • geehrter ← egehrter · geehhrter · geehretr · geehrrter · geehrterr · geehrtre · geehrtter · geehtrer

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geehrt" for "geehrter" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯t] versus [ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geehrt" or "geehrter"?
"geehrt" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,474 in our German list, against #17,905 for "geehrter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "geehrt" and "geehrter" 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 "geehrter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,834,189 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "geehrt" and "geehrter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geehrten vs geehrter". 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 #1,834,189 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