Which to use
“geehrten” and “gelehrte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,371
- “geehrten” frequency rank
- #19,921
- “gelehrte” frequency rank
- 59292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geehrten | gelehrte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geehrt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gelehrt |
Where the eye mixes geehrten and gelehrte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between geehrten and gelehrte
A purely visual mix-up. geehrten ([ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]) and gelehrte ([ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə]) 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 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geehrten is recorded at frequency rank #39,371, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔeːɐ̯tn̩]. gelehrte is at rank #19,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈleːɐ̯tə].
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 59292, this pair ranks #829,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of geehrten vs gelehrte
Shared letters: eghrt. Private to "geehrten": n. Private to "gelehrte": l.
"geehrten" · 8 letters · shape CVVCCCVC · "gelehrte" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geehrten" and "gelehrte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geehrten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gelehrte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #829,965 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geehrten" and "gelehrte" 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 #829,965 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.