Which to use
“geeignet” and “geeignetes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,499
- “geeignet” frequency rank
- #22,347
- “geeignetes” frequency rank
- 24846
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geeignet | geeignetes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | benötigte Eigenschaften oder Fähigkeiten für einen Einsatz, eine Funktion besitzend; sich eignend; gut für etwas; für/zu etwas bestimmt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geeignet |
Where the eye mixes geeignet and geeignetes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: geeignet vs geeignetes
A purely visual mix-up. geeignet ([ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]) and geeignetes ([ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətəs]) 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) - “geeignet” sits inside “geeignetes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24846, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geeignet is recorded at frequency rank #2,499, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət]. geeignetes is at rank #22,347, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətəs].
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 24846, this pair ranks #1,841,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geeignet vs geeignetes
Shared letters: egint. Private to "geeignet": -. Private to "geeignetes": s.
"geeignet" · 8 letters · shape CVVVCCVC · "geeignetes" · 10 letters · shape CVVVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- geeignet ← egeignet · geeginet · geeigent · geeiggnet · geeignett · geeignnet · geeignte · geeinget
- geeignetes ← egeignetes · geeginetes · geeigentes · geeiggnetes · geeigneets · geeignetess · geeignetse · geeignettes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "geeignet" for "geeignetes" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "geeignet" and "geeignetes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geeignet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "geeignetes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,841,816 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geeignet" and "geeignetes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geebnet vs geeignet". 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 #1,841,816 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.