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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geehrt" for "geehrter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "geehrt" or "geehrter"?
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.