geeignetvsgeeignetesConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
geeignet
10 ch
geeignetes

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

  • geeignetegeignet · geeginet · geeigent · geeiggnet · geeignett · geeignnet · geeignte · geeinget
  • geeignetesegeignetes · geeginetes · geeigentes · geeiggnetes · geeigneets · geeignetess · geeignetse · geeignettes

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "geeignet" for "geeignetes" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnət] versus [ɡəˈʔaɪ̯ɡnətəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "geeignet" or "geeignetes"?
"geeignet" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,499 in our German list, against #22,347 for "geeignetes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list